Falafel
by madhuri_a1
18 May 2001
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A simple way of preparing tasty and soft falafel ,pita breads at home. The falafel can be filled with any sauce of choice as spread and sprouts, chicken or veggies as filling. Find many bread recipe, sandwich recipe, pita pockets recipe, falafel recipe at tarladalal.com
Falafel recipe - How to make Falafel
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450 gms kabuli chana (white chick peas)
3 cloves of garlic (lehsun)
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp coriander (dhania) powder
1 tsp black pepper (kalimirch) powder
2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
1 onion, chopped
4 spring onions, chopped
2 tbsp coriander (dhania)
salt to taste
oil for frying
chilli powder to garnish
1 bunch of parsley, chopped
Method
- 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.
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