# Falafel

This is a recipe for making falafel, a Middle Eastern dish of fried chickpea balls.

- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1/2 kilo dry chickpeas soaked in water overnight
- bunch cilantro
- 10 garlic cloves
- 1 green chili pepper
- 1 egg
- 1 onion
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoon salt
- some chickpea flour or regular flour
- oil

## Instructions

1. Put the soaked chickpeas in a food processor.
2. Add cilantro, garlic, green pepper, egg, and onion.
3. Add baking soda, cumin, black pepper and salt.
4. Grind all the ingredients together until a grainy but uniform batter is obtained.
5. Let the dough rest for about half an hour.
6. Shape the falafel mixture into small balls.
7. Fry in deep oil until the balls are golden and crispy on the outside, soft and cooked on the inside.

## Equipment

- food processor
- pan

## Tips

- If the dough is too soft, add a little chickpea flour or regular flour.
- Let the dough rest for about half an hour.
- Fry in deep oil until the balls are golden and crispy on the outside, soft and cooked on the inside.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16QtKNcYoe/?mibextid=Nif5oz
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d58efba4-58b9-4c1e-87db-1224c786baf1
- Extracted: 2025-06-05

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