Club Recipes - Savouries

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Falafels

 

 

• Preparation time: 20 mins
• Cooking time: 20 mins
• Serves:

 

 

2 x 420g cans of chickpeas, drained OR 3 c cooked chickpeas (from about 1½ c raw chickpeas)
½ t turmeric
¼ c tapioca (arrowroot)
4 cloves garlic
2 t parsley, chopped
1/3 c onion, diced
Dash of cayenne pepper
cummin
1 t Massel vegetable style stock powder
1 pkt plain corn chips (less ½ c)
Olive oil

Method:

1. Blend corn chips.
2. Add chickpeas to blender and blend till mushy.
3. Add a little water if too dry.
4. Add the other ingredients and blend a bit more.
5. Make falafels with teaspoonsful of the mixture. They can be made into round balls or flattened into patties.
6. Fry in olive oil.
7. They can also be baked for 20 mins at 200ºC, but the falafels can be a little dry this way.
8. Serve with Onion Sauce.