Last Updated on May 18, 2017
I have a little craze towards middle eastern foods...Even if it is the simple pita bread or chicken shawarma ..I love it all day...
And talking about shawarma...It is my favorite...HUH..I should make it soon...
Now coming to todays recipe..This is the most famous dish all over mediterranean cuisine...This is a kind of chickpea pattice which is deep fried..This is either served as a wrap for pita bread or as a snack...
The best combo for this is tahini sauce..I was searching a good recipe for this all over the net and found a awesome recipe from Edible Garden...It is a lemony tahini sauce...
So here is the step by step recipe for you..Hope you like it..
Ingrediants:
Chickpeas / Channa- 2 cup Soaked Overnight
Onion-1
Cilantro / Coriander leaves-1 cup
Mint leaves / Pudina-1 cup
Garlic-4 cloves
Cumin powder/Jeera powder-1 tsp
Coriander powder / Malli podi-2 tsp
Chilli powder-1 tsp
Pepper powder-1 tsp
Baking powder-1 tsp
Lemon -2 tblspn
Salt to taste
Breadcrumbs- ½ cup
Oil for deep frying
For Tahini Sauce:
Tahini-2 tblspn(Recipe below)
Lemon -1 tsp
Garlic-1 clove grated
Salt to taste
For Making Tahini:
Take 1 cup of sesame seeds and toast it in a pan till it gets light golden and toasted..Take it in a blender and powder it..Add some salt and grind it again..Pour some olive oil through the funnel and blend it till it gets smooth and creamy..Store this in fridge..
Method:
Take chickpeas,onions,cilantro,mint,garlic,chilli powder,coriander powder,cumin powder,pepper powder ,baking powder,salt,lemon juice in a blender and make into a smooth paste.
Tip this into a mixing bowl and add in some bread crumbs and mix well.
Make this into shape of vadas and fry them in medium hot oil till golden brown.
Serve it with tahini sauce..
For Tahini Sauce:
Mix tahini,lemon juice,garlic and salt till it gets into a smooth sauce..Serve it with falafil.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingrediants for falafil |
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| Add chickpeas in blender |
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| add all other ingrediants |
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| make into a fine paste |
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| Empty it in a mixing bowl |
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| add some breadcrumbs |
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| mix it up |
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| Form pattice |
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| Fry them in oil |
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| Till golden... |
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| Drain it in a paper towel... |
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| Now for the tahini sauce..Take all your ingrediants |
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| Mix everything |
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| to a smooth paste |
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| Serve... |
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| Don't forget to serve some falafils |
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| Done... |
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| Nice Fluffy,Herby falafil...Totally Delicious |
Pretend Chef
Crave worthy! My mouth is watering. Yummy!
Federica
veramente deliziose!ciao!
SkinnyMommy
Oh this looks perfect--like something I would eat for lunch every day. Yummm!
Hamaree Rasoi
Wonderful and crispy looking snack. Awesome preparation dear.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Wanna Be A Country Cleaver
I've never made my own falafel before, but now I think I must give them a try!! These look great!!
I'm so happy you stopped by my blog. I follow yours now as well. And that Devil's Food cake on your previous post? I'm sold!! ~Megan @ Wanna Be A Country Cleaver
Kristy Lynn
anything with tahini is a good idea!!
PS. thanks for stopping by lovely, keep in touch!
Archana
Delicious Aarti. Love the healthy mix.
You caould send it to my event Fast Food not Fat food
Do check out my event and send me your entries.
Krithi's Kitchen
Lovely looking falafels! real yumm...
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Aarti, this looks delicious! I too am a big fan of middle eastern & meditteranean foods 🙂 Enjoyed tis post dear!
Karen Xavier
I love this kind of food, anything lebanese, persian, arabic... love it all. These look so good, should make them soon.
Heather
That looks so delicious! I love falafel but I have never made it before! I will have to try!!
Lauren's Latest
How yummy! I've never attempted to make falafel before but it looks easy enough!
anthony stemke
Oh these are some good. Forty years ago I made from a mix and loved falafel. I couldn't get tahini so substituted peanut butter.
Your recipe is terrific, I never used coriander powder before.
I really appreciate your tutorial on tahini. It is very expensive in the store but reasonable made from the seeds.
I also used to use a bottled cucumber salad dressing on the falalels in pita halves.
Thank You for sharing this.
Dzoli
This looks very interesting:0Can't wait for your shoarma recepie;)
martinealison
Encore de bonnes choses!!! hum...
Gros bisous
Aarthi
Pretendchef,Federica,Shinny mommy,Hamaree,Kristy,Krithi …Thanks for your comments dear…
Wanna Be A Country Cleaver..thanks for checking my blog dear…Thanks for you comment
Archana..thanks dear I will send it to your event
Nowserving…I am happy that you liked my post
Karen..Indeed they are the best foods…I too love it..
Heather…yes should try it soon they are divine..
Lauren..yes it is…Try it soon…
Anthony…Thank you so much for your lovely comment….You combo of cucumber Salad dressing with falafil and pita bread is divine..i should try it soon…
Dzoli…Will post shawarma recipe soon dear..
martinealison…Thanks for your comment dear...
Vardhini
Yummy .. love falafil.
Vardhini
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Priti
Looks delicious n so perfect
Teresa Blackburn
Aarthi, I also love Middle Eastern food and especially falafil with tahini sauce. I have never made it, but will now try out this recipe. Another good simple recipe as usual. Thanks.
Matt @ FaveDiets
This looks so good! I really need to try my hand at making my own falafel. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Amy
Oh how I love falafel!
Amy @ A Little Nosh
Red Scintilla
do we have to soak channa before blending bcz they are rather hard?
if yes, for how long ?
Aarthi
@Red ScintillaYes you have to soak it for 8 hours or overnight.
padsheb
Aarthi,You are doing a wonderful job by educating/sharing so much of your knowledge in cooking.I always peek into cookery blogs to get new ideas and improvise.You are amazing with your pictorials and explanations.
Kudos ...btw the falafels are tempting and i will give a try soon.The chickpeas can be ground as is or can it be cooked after soaking to not have that crude taste?
Adios/Padsheb
Aarthi
@padshebNo chickpeas shouldn't be cooked. It should be soaked and used. If you cook it, it will not turn crispy
Manu
This snack is great. Although, you could make a small change to make it even better and crispy. Instead of mixing the breadcrumbs, first make small patices and then dip them in breadcrumbs. This can really make them crispy and also looks great!! Try it... 🙂
Anonymous
Awesum recepies.trid potat popers.was delicious.thanku. Vl try dis asap
Rajalekshmi
Hi Aarthi.. I came across this site through one of my friend. Actually we are a group of gals (may be ladies;) ) who are college buddies.. and almost all of us are regularly visiting your site and trying out different stuffs... you are really amazing person ! we love your recipes.. they are very simple and can come handy in busy life of working mothers..I have tried out many cakes, breads and other items.. today i thought of making pita pocket with falafel. My bad luck.. i dint soak chikpeas 🙁 then my eyes fell on the groundnuts .. those with the shells still on.. i thought of trying my luch with that .. to my wonder.. it tasted amazing.. better than the ones i get from falafel factory 🙂 🙂
Keep up the good work dear.. May God bless you ...
Anonymous
Hi...thank you for sharing this recipe...looks great...quick question...sorry but what is tahini?? Haven't come across before..:(
Aarthi
@AnonymousTahini is ground sesame seed paste
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi, I tired this recepie using canned chickpea we get here in UK. The mixture became too thin and I used another can if chickpea to thicken it also used breadcrumbs but dint work. It became too thin and the entire stuff disintegrated in the oil n the oil was like a mixture spread into oil. Dono how to set it right now.
Aarthi
@Anonymousthis has to be done with uncooked raw, it is not cooked one
Anonymous
Are the bread crumbs necessary in the recipe or it can be okay without it?
Meenakshi Natanasababathy
Hi Aarthi
I tried this recipe today, though it tasted gud,we felt it was uncooked inside.
The outer layer was v.dark brown though,so can't b cooked more.
Is it how the dish turns out?
Aarthi
U have to fry this on medium heat so it gets completely cooked from inside
vinal shah
Chickpea u grind was boiled? Or Raw?
Meenakshi Natanasababathy
Soaked overnight