Yellow split pea falafel

Name: Yellow split pea falafel
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 250 g dried yellow peas or chickpeas; ½ tbsp + 1 tbsp baking powder; 1 small leek, about 2 dl chopped; 1 dl chopped parsley; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; ½ tbsp salt; black pepper; sesame seeds, optional; rapeseed oil, for frying

7 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:48:51 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories251 kcal (13%)

Total Fat2 g (3%)

Carbs44.8 g (17%)

Sugars2.1 g (2%)

Protein14.6 g (29%)

Sodium1064.9 mg (53%)

Fiber20.8 g (74%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

250gdried yellow peas

or chickpeas

½ Tbspbaking powder

1 dlparsley

1 tablespoonground cumin

½ Tbspsalt

Instructions

Step 1

1. Soak the peas together with ½ tbsp baking powder in water so that it covers properly. Do this the day before or at the latest on the morning of the day you are going to make falafel.

Step 2

2. Pour off the water and rinse the peas. Grind them on the coarsest setting on your meat grinder to a thick mass, or coarsely chop them in a food processor.

Step 3

Rinse the leeks and parsley, peel the garlic and then coarsely chop everything.

Step 4

4. Grind the peas together with the vegetables on the coarsest setting on the meat grinder or mix everything in a food processor.

Step 5

5. Grind the batter one last time, now at the average setting on the meat grinder or finer in the food processor. Mix the spices into the batter and then leave in the fridge for 15 minutes.

Step 6

6. Mix 1 tablespoon baking powder into the batter and then shape balls into the desired size. Feel free to roll them in sesame seeds for an extra good and crispy surface.

Step 7

7. Heat the oil to 180 degrees in a large saucepan with high edges. Fry a few pea balls at a time for 2-4 minutes per side (depending on how thick they are) until golden brown and well done. Eat!