Falafel: Appetizer or Main course

Falafel: 
Falafel is very popular in the Middle East as a fast food. As a main dish, it is served as a sandwich, stuffed in pita bread with lettuce, tomatoes, hummus and tahini. As an appetizer, it is served on a pickled salad, or with hummus and tahini. Falafel is a favorite among vegetarians. it contains plenty of important nutrients like vitamins A and C, iron, Protein and fiber. If you don’t have time to make your own falafel you can check out our favorite falafel mixes.


Preparation Time: 25 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Makes 12 servings

Ingredients:
1 cup garbanzo beans (you get dried green chickpeas also in the market) or 16 oz. can of chickpeas or dried chickpeas.
1 large onion, chopped
2-4 cloves of garlic, chopped
3 tablespoons of fresh parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon coriander
1 teaspoon cumin
2 tablespoons gram flour (besan)
1 pinch of ENO or soda 
Salt to taste 
½ tsp Pepper
Oil for frying 
(Tip: if you don’t want to eat fried one than see the picture which I have posted it) 


Other Ingredients:
2 tomatoes, thinly sliced
1 cup lettuce, shredded
Slice onions and pickled vegetables 


Method:
Place dried garbanzo beans in a bowl, covering with cold water. Allow to soak overnight. Omit this step if using canned or fresh. 
Drain garbanzo beans, and place in pan with fresh water, and bring to a boil.
Allow boiling for 5 minutes, drain and allow cooling for 10 - 15 minutes. 
Combine garbanzo beans, garlic, onion, coriander, cumin, salt and pepper (to taste), ENO (soda)in medium bowl. Add little besan flour.
Add in to mixer or grinder all the ingredients and grind it like thick paste. 
Form the mixture into small balls to slightly flatten, about the size of a ping pong ball. 
Fry in 2 inches of oil at 350 degrees until golden brown (5-7 minutes). 
If you don’t want to eat fried one, than you have one option you can use Appe pan for this balls to cook.
Brush a non-stick pan with the oil and cook the patties till golden brown in colour.
Drain on absorbent paper and keep aside.
Serve hot. 


Serving Suggestion:
Falafel can be served as an appetizer with hummus and tahini, or as a main course. You can eat stuff pita bread with falafel, lettuce, tomatoes, tahini, salt and pepper. 
Below you can see old post of my healthy recipe :-)