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Easy healthy falafels

Ingredients

  1. Step 1 250g dried chickpeas or dried split broad beans
  2. Step 2 ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  3. Step 3 3 garlic cloves
  4. Step 4 1 onion, roughly chopped
  5. Step 5 1 leek, roughly chopped
  6. Step 6 1 celery stick , roughly chopped
  7. Step 7 1 small chilli, roughly chopped (deseeded if you don't like it too hot)
  8. Step 8 1 tsp ground cumin
  9. Step 9 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  10. Step 10 1 tsp sumac
  11. Step 11 good handful chopped coriander
  12. Step 12 good handful chopped parsley
  13. Step 13 80g gram flour
  14. Step 14 100ml vegetable oil
  15. Step 15 houmous, tabbouleh and pickled red onion & radish (see goes well with), flatbreads, shop-bought or see goes well with (optional)
Easy healthy falafels
Calories: 139 Carbohydrate: 11 g Protein: 5 g Fat: 7 g
Cook time: 35 minutes Prep time: 15 minutes Total time: 50 minutes Servings: 16

TAGS

Lunch Supper Easy Falafel Gluten free Healthy John Torode Vegan Vegetarian

Directions

  1. Step 1 Soak the chickpeas in cold water for 8 hrs, or overnight.
  2. Step 2 Drain the chickpeas and pulse with the bicarb in a food processor until roughly chopped. Remove 3/4 of the mixture and set aside.
  3. Step 3 Add the garlic, vegetables, spices and herbs to the remaining mixture in the processor and purée to a paste. Stir the paste into the rough purée of chickpeas, add the gram flour, season and mix well.
  4. Step 4 Heat oven to 110C/90C fan/gas 1/4. Heat a large, non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and add some of the oil. Use your hands to form the mixture into patties (there should be enough to make about 16). Fry for 2 mins each side until crisp. Keep in a warm oven while you fry the remainder of the mixture, continuing to add a little oil to the pan with each batch. Serve wrapped in flatbreads, if you like, alongside the houmous, tabbouleh and pickled red onion & radish.