Lebanese Falafel Recipe

Name: Lebanese Falafel Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 22 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: - 1 cup of dried chickpeas.; - 1 cup of dried crushed Fava beans.; - 2 cloves of garlic.; - 3 teaspoon of sodium carbonate.; - 1 Chopped white onion.; - 1 teaspoon of ground Cumin; - 1 teaspoon of dried coriander.; - 1 teaspoon of ginger.; - 1 tablespoon of salt.; - 1/2 cup of fresh cilantro (only the leaves).; - 2 tablespoons of sesame seeds.; - 5 Tablespoons tahini (sesame seed paste).; - 1/2 teaspoon of mashed garlic.; - 4 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice.; - 3 Tablespoons water, or more if you like to have a runnier texture for the sauce.; - A pinch of sea salt. (To taste).

7 steps

Prep:15minCook:7min

An Authentic Lebanese style recipe. Falafel is an iconic street food and appetizer in the Middle East and worldwide. The Lebanese recipe uses both chickpea and fava beans loaded of fresh herbs and warm spices. Serve with creamy tarator “tahini sauce”.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:16:34 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories145.1 kcal (7%)

Total Fat6.2 g (9%)

Carbs17.5 g (7%)

Sugars2.8 g (3%)

Protein6.6 g (13%)

Sodium728.2 mg (36%)

Fiber4.1 g (15%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

10 servings

1 cupdried chickpeas

1 cupFava beans

dried, crushed

2 clovesgarlic

3 teaspoonsodium carbonate

1white onion

Chopped

1 teaspoonground cumin

1 teaspoondried coriander

1 teaspoonginger

1 tablespoonsalt

½ cupfresh cilantro

only the leaves

2 tablespoonssesame seeds

Tarator Sauce Ingredients

5 Tablespoonstahini

sesame seed paste

½ teaspoongarlic

mashed

4 Tablespoonslemon juice

freshly squeezed

3 Tablespoonswater

or more if you like to have a runnier texture for the sauce

sea salt

To taste

Instructions

Step 1

Soak the chickpeas and peeled fava beans in separate large bowls the night before in enough water to cover, mix in 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate to each bowl.

Step 2

Start by rinsing the beans in clear running water, then in a food processor, add the chickpeas and fava beans in batches and pulse until you have a medium coarse texture. Transfer to a large mixing bowl.

Step 3

Add the garlic, onions, cilantro, spices, salt and stir well until they are homogeneous and form a cohesive dough, put in the fridge for an hour or so.

Step 4

Remove the bowl from fridge, add 1 tsp sodium carbonate 10 minutes before frying, give it a quick mix, heat enough oil for deep frying.

Step 5

Scoop with falafel scooper or use 1 tablespoon spoon of the dough in the form of a golf size ball, press them lightly into the sesame seed plate and deep fry it in batches for about 2 to 3 minutes per side or until golden brown.

Step 6

Serve it in serving plate with Tarator (Tahini sauce) Turnip pickles, chopped parsley, mint leaves and chopped tomato, or fill it as a sandwich in Lebanese bread topped with the mentioned toppings and tahini sauce.