Lebanese Chickpea Falafel Recipe - Healthy Non Fried Recipe
Give this delicious and healthy Falafel recipe a try. It is packed with flavours from the chickpeas along with the spices, garlic and herbs and makes a perfect snack along with a yogurt dip or can even make a great meal along with Tabbouleh, Hummus, Labneh and Pita Bread.
The Lebanese Chickpea Falafel Recipe is a classic street food of middle-east made from chickpeas. It is simple and quick to make and is very nutritious too. The Falafel's can be served as an appetizer or place in a pita bread sandwich or into a wrap.
Serve the Lebanese Chickpea Falafel is had along with a Tabbouleh Salad, Pita Bread and Hummus.
Storing Falafel: They have to be eaten hot and made almost immediately, else they will release a lot of water/ moisture and will be hard to shape them.
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Ingredients
- 3 cups Kabuli Chana (White Chickpeas) , soaked for 8 hours
- 2 tablespoons Gram flour (besan)
- 6 cloves Garlic , chopped
- 1 Onion , finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
- 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
- 1-1/2 teaspoons Salt , to taste
- 1 cup Parsley leaves , small bunch, chopped (you can also use coriander)
- Oil , for frying
How to make Lebanese Chickpea Falafel Recipe - Healthy Non Fried Recipe
To begin making the Lebanese Chickpea Falafel Recipe, prepare all the ingredients and keep them ready. Soak the chickpeas for about 8 hours/ overnight.
Drain all the water from the soaked chickpeas.
Add the chickpeas, parsely, cumin, pepper, chilli, garlic and salt into a food processor. Do not add any water to make this falafel batter. It needs to be thick, the salt added will slowly release moisture.
A food processor really helps in giving a better falafel batter. If you are using a mixer grinder, grind them in small batches.
Blend to make a coarse paste. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and add the chopped onions. Mix well, and check the salt and adjust accordingly.
Divide the falafel batter into small portions of the size of a ping pong ball and flatten them slightly.
Next step is to prepare oil for deep frying. Once the oil is heated, add 3 to 4 falafels at a time and deep fry these falafels until browned evenly on all sides. Ensure you deep fry on medium heat as they need to get browned evenly.
Serve the Lebanese Chickpea Falafel is had along with a Tabbouleh Salad, Pita Bread and Hummus.
