Crispy Falafels
Spice Kitchen - Middle Eastern

Crispy Falafels

40 minutes
Easy

Featured Spices

Cheap and dead easy to make - stuff our simple falafels into warm pittas with salad, or serve with couscous and hummus

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 x 400g tin chickpeas
  • 1 x 400g tin mixed beans
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp sumac
  • 1 tsp Baharat
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • Handful fresh coriander – stalks and leaves

METHOD

  1. Drain and rinse the chickpeas and beans and transfer to a blender.
  2. Add in the lemon zest, sumac, Baharat, flour and coriander stalks
  3. Blitz until smooth, and then transfer the mixture to a bowl. Using clean, slightly wet hands, divide the mixture into 8 balls.
  4. Heat a frying pan over a medium heat and add the olive oil.
  5. Fry the falafels, turning regularly, until even and crispy. This takes approximately 10 minutes but adjust your timings to suit your particular hob.
  6. Serve with a crisp salad, or in wraps with your choice of Middle Eastern dips.

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