Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, baked falafel. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Wrap onion in cheese cloth and squeeze out as much moisture as possible. Place garbanzo beans, parsley, garlic, cumin, coriander, salt, and baking soda in a food processor. How do you take a pita pocket full of crunchy deep-fried falafel — handed to you by a street vendor and devoured on sight — and turn it into a reasonably healthy, everyday affair that you can make at home?
Baked Falafel is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Baked Falafel is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have baked falafel using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Baked Falafel:
- Get 1 can chickpeas (400g)
- Make ready 1 onion
- Take 1 garlic clove
- Prepare 1 bunch parsley or cilantro
- Prepare 1/2 lemon, juiced
- Take 1 tsp sesame oil or tahini
- Make ready 1 salt and pepper
- Get 1 cayenne pepper
- Take 2 tbsp plain flour
You don't want to over-process the mixture or you'll end up with hummus. Baked falafel can be served the same way fried falafel would be served. Try it in a pita sandwich with tahini and veggies or on a platter with some hummus and a Middle Eastern salad. French fries are sometimes added to the pita with the falafel instead of vegetables.
Instructions to make Baked Falafel:
- Preheat your oven to 250°C
- Combine chickpeas, diced onion, minced garlic, cilantro/parsley and lemon juice and pulse a few times in a blender
- Then add the seasoning and flour. Pulse juste to combine, it's better to have big chunks in your falafel than ending up with hummus
- With damp hands, mold mixture into balls, I made about 12 golf ball sized falafel, and put them on a baking tray lined with baking paper
- Flatten them slightly with a damp spoon, brush them gently with olive oil on both sides, sprinkle on some salt and put them in the oven for 20-35 minutes, turning halfway through
- You really need to keep a close eye on them, they burn fast. If you have a strong oven, you may want to lower your oven temperature and bake them for only 15-20 minutes. Enjoy :)
Falafel is usually deep fried, but these baked falafel are cooked in the oven for a low fat (and easier) option. It is often thought that falafel originated in Egypt but the exact origin is unknown. Wherever they originated they have become a traditional Arab food and are eaten throughout the Middle East. Add a healthy twist to a restaurant favorite with this easy recipe for Crispy Homemade Baked Falafel. Ditch that deep fryer because your oven holds the secret to the lightest, crispiest, most tender baked falafel perfect for tucking inside fluffy pita pockets or piling high atop a salad.
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