Crispy Baked Falafel - The Best Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 14 oz dry chickpeas

  or sub canned ones
• 2 tbsp chickpea flour

  or more if using canned chickpeas, *see notes
• 3 large garlic cloves

  or 5 small ones
• 1 large onion

  diced
• 1 bunch parsley

  chopped
• 2 tsp cumin
• 2 tsp dried coriander
• 1 ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1-2 tbsp olive oil
• 3-4 tbsp sesame seeds

  optional
• Pita pockets

  you can use my naan bread recipe [https://biancazapatka.com/en/vegan-naan-bread/] to make them
• 1 recipe homemade hummus
• vegetables

  e.g. lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, hot peppers
• roasted chickpeas
• tahini sauce

  or peanut sauce [https://biancazapatka.com/en/the-best-peanut-sauce/] (optional)
• limes

Instructions

• 1 If using dried chickpeas, soak them in water for at least 12 hours (no need to
  cook them) or use canned ones. Then drain, rinse and pat dry.
• 2 Preheat the oven to 392 °F (200 °C) and line a baking sheet with parchment
  paper.
• 3 Put the chickpeas, chickpea flour, garlic, onion, parsley, cumin, coriander,
  salt and pepper in a food processor and pulse a few times into a coarse mixture.
• 4 Using wet hands, shape the dough into 25-30 balls. Brush the balls with a little
  olive oil first (the easiest way to do that, is to oil the palms of your hands,
  then roll the balls between your oiled palms as shown in the video, or use
  cooking spray), and then roll the balls in the sesame seeds (optional).
• 5 Place the balls on the prepared baking sheet and bake for about 15 minutes. Then
  flip and bake for another 10-15 minutes, or until golden-brown and crispy.
• 6 Meanwhile, prepare the hummus according to this recipe
  [https://biancazapatka.com/en/best-hummus-recipe/]. If you like, you can also
  make homemade pita pockets using my naan bread recipe
  [https://biancazapatka.com/en/vegan-naan-bread/] and roast some chickpeas as
  instructed here [https://biancazapatka.com/en/mediterranean-chickpea-salad/].
• 7 Fill the pita bread with vegetables, hummus, falafel and roasted chickpeas. You
  can also drizzle it with some peanut sauce
  [https://biancazapatka.com/en/the-best-peanut-sauce/] or tahini sauce
  [https://biancazapatka.com/en/vegan-poke-bowl-with-tahini-sauce/] if you like.
• 8 Serve with fresh limes on the side and enjoy!

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