Authentic Chickpea Falafel

Umm...they exploded? I figured I had left them in too long, so I scrapped the first batch and made a second with only half the time, and same result. They were holding together well when I dropped them in, oil was the right temp, I have no idea what happened.

I’ve made these a few times and think I’ve finally nailed them. I don’t have a food processor so have to combine mini chopper and stick blender, but hey, it works. Put extra chilli in as well. Served with hummus, cous cousin and barbari bread

Super dry and no flavor. Followed the recipe to a T.

Wow. It was a big success, guest, picky husband and little child all loved it. This'll definitely be our falafel going forward. (Once I learnt that it's easier to fry little macaron shapes than balls, they turned out looking great, too.) Also, I skipped the cayenne and chilli.

These are fantastic!!! So much better than the box mixes I’ve used over the years. I will never go back. I could snack on these all day long with a little tzatziki sauce on top. I will make these over and over! My only gripe is that the blending process was a bit of a challenge (but that’s my problem because my blender isn’t the best).