Falafel recipe - How to make Falafel
- Soak the chick peas overnight in a plenty of water.
- Drain well and grind in a food processor, add onion and parsley and grind for few seconds more.
- Now add the remaining ingredients and mix well. keep this mixture in a refrigirator for 30 minutes.
- With the wet hands, shape a dessertspoonfull of the mixture into a patty 4cm round.
- Heat the oil and deep fry the falafels until golden brown. drain on kitchen paper.
- Sprinkle paprika lightly and serve.
- Falafels can also be used in sandwiches with a spread of sesame paste on bread slices followed by tomato slices and pickled (in vinager) the pieces of cucumber, beetroot and whole green chillies.