Easy Falafel

easy falafel

It is a Lebanese deep fried dish with chick peas, vegetables and tahini sauce. It is very tasty and easy to prepare.

Ingredients

Soaked chick peas                    1 cup

Chopped capsicum                    ¾ cup

Chopped spring onion shoots     ½ cup

Chopped coriander                    ¼ cup

Chopped garlic                         1 tbsp

Mint leaves                               few

Black pepper powder                 to taste

Cumin powder                          1 tsp

Cinnamon powder                     1 tsp

Tahini sauce                             3 tbsp

Lemon zest                              1 no

Salt                                          to taste

Oil                                            for frying

Method

Take a mixer, put soaked chick peas, chopped capsicum, chopped spring onion shoots, chopped garlic, chopped coriander, mint leaves, cumin powder, black pepper powder, cinnamon powder, salt, tahini sauce and blend it well in smooth paste.

all ingredients for falafel in mixer 

Now remove the mixture in a bowl and grate lemon zest on it and mix well.

add lemon zest in mixture

Then make falafels out of this prepared mixture and deep fry them in hot oil till dark brown.

deep fry the falafel

Once cooked remove on tissue paper.

fried falafel on tissue

Then place on serving plate and serve with salad.

easy falafel