Falafel

Wael Al-TamimiChef

Ingredients

• 4 cups dried fava beans, peeled
  4 cup
• 3 teaspoons ground cumin
  3 teaspoon
• 2 teaspoons dried coriander, ground
  2 teaspoon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
  2 teaspoon
• Ground chili pepper (optional)
  0
• 1 large onion, finely grated
  1 onion
• 5 green onions, finely grated
  5 pieces
• 5 cloves of garlic, crushed
  5 clove
• 1/2 cup parsley, finely chopped (half a bunch)
  0.5 cup
• 1/2 cup coriander, finely chopped
  0.5 cup
• Spices
  0
• 1 cup vegetable oil, for frying
  1 cup
• Salt to taste
  0
• Tahini
  0
• 1/2 cup tahini (sesame paste)
  0.5 cup
• 3 cloves of garlic, crushed
  3 clove
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  0.5 teaspoon
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
  2 tablespoon
• 1/4 cup lime juice
  0.3 cup

Steps

1. 1

   Soak the fava beans in cold water for 24 hours until they become soft. Then drain and let them dry on paper towels.

   1440 min
2. 2

   Place the dried fava beans in a blender with cumin, dried coriander, baking powder, chili pepper, spices, and salt. Blend the ingredients until a soft paste is formed. Set the mixture aside to rest for 30 minutes.

   Required Tools:

   Blender

   30 min
3. 3

   Add the onion, green onions, garlic, parsley, and fresh coriander to the ground fava bean paste and mix well with your hands.

   5 min
4. 4

   Form balls from this mixture to make falafel. Shape and flatten them slightly. Set the falafel patties aside to rest for 15 minutes.

   15 min
5. 5

   To prepare the tahini, mix the tahini with garlic and salt, then add olive oil and lime juice. If the tahini is too thick, thin it with warm water and then chill.

   5 min
6. 6

   Heat enough oil in a frying pan and fry the falafel patties. Be sure to fry them on both sides. When the patties are brown on both sides, remove them from the heat and place them on paper towels to drain excess oil. Serve hot with tahini.

   Required Tools:

   Frying Pan

   10 min

Nutrition Facts

Ingredients Nutritional Facts (per 100g)

Spicesper 100g

Energy350 kcal

Protein10 g

Total Fat15 g

Carbohydrate60 g

Dietary Fiber25 g

Tahiniper 100g

Energy595 kcal

Protein17 g

Total Fat53 g

Carbohydrate21 g

Dietary Fiber9 g

Total Sugars0.5 g

* Nutritional values are approximate and calculations may be affected by ingredient type, farming, storage, and cooking methods.

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