Chickpeas has to be soaked to get it beautifully soft. We love having them in pita bread or flatbread. I sometimes turn them into burgers too. This middle-eastern recipe is definitely a treat.
I usually served these Crispy Falafel with some Tahini sauce, chilli, onion, tomatoes and cucumber. However, this time I did make some Tzatziki. Will post the recipe for that soon. All tucked into fresh pita breads. It was absolutely heavenly. Although I don’t deep fry things often, these falafels have to be deep-fried to get that crisp outer coating. Cooking it any other way does dry it out. Trust me I have tried other methods and it just doesn’t work the same. So let’s forgot that’s it’s deep-fried and enjoy it. After all I am sure it’s not made that often to feel guilty. I make falafels every few months and when I do I want to enjoy it. If you use a “healthier” oil like avocado oil, the guilt will be less. I often use Avocado or Peanut oil when deep-frying stuff. My pantry always has chickpea flour so I use it in my falafel mix. If you don’t have some you can use normal flour. I also love adding chilli to everything so I add a hint of chilli flakes to my mixture and garlic of course. I also added some freshly roasted and ground cumin and coriander. Making falafels is not a huge mission, everything goes into the food processor and it’s done in a jiffy. Frying doesn’t take that long too.
More chickpea recipes to try: Chickpea Butternut Curry with Coconut Milk Creamy Homemade Hummus If you loved this, please share!
