Granny's Falafel
"This recipe came from the heart of Palestine, was and the tastiest that I have ever tried. try for yourself"
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
18-20
ingredients
- 1 lb dried garbanzo beans
- 1⁄4 loaf Italian breadcrumbs
- 1⁄2 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1⁄4 tablespoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 bunch parsley
- 1⁄8 bunch fresh cilantro
- 1 large onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 large jalapeno
- 1⁄4 tablespoon salt
directions
- Soak garbanzos overnight in 2 liters of water.
- Next morning, drain.
- Place in a large pot, cover and water, add 1 Tbs salt and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
- Drain and allow to cool.
- Put in food processor as follows: Place garbanzos in container and process until finely chopped.
- Transfer to a large mixing bowl.
- Peel the onion, cut into chunks and place in container along with parsley and garlic.
- Process until finely chopped.
- Add onion mixture.
- Stir in spices, mixing well.
- Add bread crumbs until mixture is firm enough to hold a shape.
- Shape mixture into 1" balls.
- Fry in deep hot oil until light brown and crisp.
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Reviews
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Tasty one, best ever Falafel I tried. Thank you Nader. -
This recipe was very tasty we had a dinner party and these falafels were delicious! -
I just made these and the taste is fabulous, however, as I fried them I was rewarded with watching them disintegrate in the oil. I did a bit of research and found this to be a common problem. I remedied this by adding some flour as a binding agent. I moistened it with water until the consistency was what I thought it should be. I tried another test and it was wonderful. I'll tweak the spices just a bit because I like my falafel to have quite a bit more flavor. Thanks for the great recipe, it was a good starting place for me. I kind of have the fealing that each household in Palestine has their own falafel recipe suited for each families taste. :o)
