Falafel Recipe – Chickpea Meatballs

Hello Dear Friends,

I think I shared this recipe on my blog for the first time in 2014, but at that time I had prepared 4 large meatballs as falafel burger patties. When my Tefal Actifflow Blender came, I wanted to prepare it again and share it with you as a reels video. First of all, we use 2 cups of chickpeas that have been soaked for at least 12 hours in this recipe. I use a kind of chickpea called ram head. When I soak 1 glass of dried chickpeas, it fills 2 glasses of water in the morning (wet weight is 280 g). The better you dry the green material and the chickpeas, the better the consistency.

Another important point is the oil in which you will fry the falafel, this oil must be deep, that is, abundant. For this reason, you can put oil in a small sauce pan and cook falafels in groups of 2-3 at most. You both prevent oil waste and fry falafel balls that are cooked in seconds more controlled. (you can watch the video below)

The blender is very important in such recipes. Actiflow Pro Extreme Blend'N Go Cam Blender Set – I was very pleased with its 1500 W performance. Thanks to its large glass bowl, and the 4-blade stick head, it is excellent that it distributes lumps effectively and makes the materials smooth. The mixer head can fluff 1 egg very quickly and effortlessly. If you want it to work well in the kitchen and not get too messy, you can choose such a compact blender set.

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Falafel Recipe – Ingredients for Chickpea Meatballs Recipe

• 2 cups chickpeas (pre-soaked overnight)
• 1 small onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• Quarter bunch of parsley
• 1 pinch of fresh mint
• Half a teaspoon of ground cumin
• Half a teaspoon of coriander (I crush the seeds and add them, whoever wants can use fresh)
• Half sweet red pepper
• Half a teaspoon of baking powder
• Salt
• 2-3 tablespoons of flour (heaping)
• 1 pinch sesame

For Tahini Sauce:

• 2 tablespoons of tahini
• 4 tablespoon of yoghurt
• On request, finely chopped spring onion, cucumber, capia pepper

Falafel Recipe – How to Make Chickpea Meatballs Recipe?

1. Drain the chickpeas, dry them thoroughly with a paper towel and put them in the blender jar.
2. Adding onion, garlic, parsley, fresh mint, salt and spices
3. Divide this dough into 4 parts and collect it with your hands and give it the shape of meatballs. Pass it through the blender until it reaches the consistency of dough.
4. Mix in the flour and baking powder. Add sesame seeds, mix and let the falafel mixture rest in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Portion the desired dough in equal size and roll it in your hand.
5. Put a generous amount of oil in a small sauce pan and heat well.
6. Fry the falafels in groups of 2-3 in very hot oil and put them on a serving plate.
7. Mix all the ingredients for the sauce and serve with the sauce.