Falafel- فلافل

An authentic crispy Lebanese style falafel is a popular Middle Eastern dish made with chickpeas, dried beans, herbs, onion & spices. It’s a vegan, gluten-free and rich in protein.

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Step 1

Beans and chickpeas are soaked with a little carbonate a day before the work.

Step 2

Wash the beans and chickpeas, then move it in a food processor, adding garlic, onions and cilantro, add the spices and mix well until it becomes a homogeneous and form a cohesive dough.

Step 3

Add sodium bicarbonate to the dough and mix well 10 minutes before deep frying.

Step 4

Heat vegetable oil in a large wok or deep frying pan, scoop with a special spoon the amount of the dough in the form of a circle, dip it in sesame seeds and drop it slowly in the hot oil, turn it until golden brown.

Step 5

Remove the falafel to a strainer or kitchen towel, then serve it in a large plate or in a Pita bread sandwich with Tahini sauce (Tarator), tomato slices, chopped parsley, turnip pickles and chopped radish.