Recipe 32 - Fresh Falafel Salad

Falafel Balls

Chickpeas based croquettes served with cucumber & lettuce.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup chickpeas
• 2 chopped garlics
• 1 chopped onion
• 1/4 cup parsley
• 1/2 cup corn flour
• 1 teaspoon cummin seeds
• 1/2 cup corn (optional)
• 1/2 cup cilantro
• cooking oil
• salt
• pepper
• water

Method:

• soak 1 cup chickpeas to a bowl of water, set aside for atleast 2 hours (READ NOTES below)
• then, add the chickpeas to a mixer/blender & grind partially (just about minced)
• separately, add 2 chopped garlics, 1 chopped onion, 1/4 cup parsley, 1 teaspoon cummin seeds, 1/2 cup corn (optional), 1/2 cup cilantro to a mixer/blender & grind partially
• add results of previous 2 steps to a bowl, add 1/2 cup corn flour, pepper & salt for taste and mix well
• make small balls out of this & deep fry them in cooking oil
• for salad, serve with chopped tomatoes, cucumber & lettuce
• as an alternate to tahini sauce, I served with ranch

Notes:

• the soaked chickpeas tends to absorb water & get enlarged. So the more you soak it, the better
• although I didn't try it, as an alternate, to avoid any wait time, you may want to directly pressure cook the chickpeas & possibly get a similar result