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BBQ & Mains
Falafel
Falafel night! Set up a table full of your favourite veggies and dips and get the whole family involved in making their own wraps.
Ingredients
- 250g dried (medium) chickpeas
- 100g split, dried fava beans
- 1 onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 bunch parsley
- ½ bunch coriander
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tsp falafel spices
- ½ tsp bicarbonate soda
Method
- 1Soak the chickpeas and the beans overnight.
- 2Drain and rinse them just before use.
- 3Chop all ingredients (excluding the bicarb) in a food processor.
- 4In a large bowl, add the bicarb to the mixture and combine well.
- 5Leave to set into a paste for a few minutes.
- 6Place some paste on top of a falafel machine while holding down the lever, and remove excess paste (which can be returned to the mixture).
- 7Release the lever, allowing the formed pattie to fall from the machine. Deep fry the patties in batches in very hot oil (180°C).
- 8Rice bran or any other nut or seed oil you are comfortable with can be used in a large pot or, better still, a deep fryer – fry until golden brown. Drain on absorbent kitchen paper.
- 9Serve with tahini dip – on their own, with salad, or in wraps.
