I just love falafels! They are crispy, nicely textured and purely delicious. I have a thing for a pita bread stuffed with veggies, falafels and tahini sauce (or just Greek yogurt with spices).
Although traditional fried falafels are awesome, I bake them in the oven. In such way they are totally healthy and you can bake them in batches, then you can stuff your face with falafels for a week. Also, they are just great alternative for when you don't want meat (or you are vegan!). This is my simple go to recipe.
For ~20 falafels you need:
1 cup of dried chickpeas;
3 cloves of garlic;
1 medium red onion;
Half teaspoon of salt;
Pinch of pepper;
Half cup of fresh parsley;
Juice of half a lemon;
Chickpeas have to be prepared in advance. Soak them overnight in a generous amount of water. Chickpeas triple in size when soaked.
Put soaked chickpeas into a food processor. Add spices, lemon juice and lightly chopped onion and garlic. Process until smooth. Form falafels with your hands and place them on a baking pan covered with baking sheet. Cook in 220C oven for 10 minutes, flip over and bake for 10 minutes more. Serve in a lettuce or pita bread with tahini sauce and veggies. Enjoy!
P.S. The secret is to put falafels in already preheated oven so they turn extra crispy on the outside and soft in the middle!
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Your falafels look amazing! 🔥
I have never tried baking my falafels in the oven before, so I will definitely give it a try.
Would canned chickpeas work fine for this recipe?
It is a much healthier option! And yes, canned chickpeas should work fine, then you need 3 cups of them (you get similar amount after soaking 1 cup of dried ones). Though the mass should be softer so I'd suggest to add 2 spoonfuls of flour so falafels don't fall apart. :)
this looks and sounds amazing! It’s very similar to my recipe, but i don’t have it posted on steemit yet. maybe i’ll give your recipe a whirl this weekend 😊
What's amazing about food is that a couple of different ingredients can make a new dish! I would like to check yours out!
This is delicious vegan food, thanks for sharing!