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Home Made Falafels

Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2 people

Ingredients

  • 1 small round pita bread 75g / 3oz, torn
  • 1 can chickpeas 400g / 14oz, drained
  • 1/2 small red onion peeled & finely diced
  • 1/2 small bunch flat leaf parsley chopped
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • peanut or other oil for frying

Instructions

  • Blitz bread in a food processor until you have chunky crumbs. Add chickpeas, onion, parsley, cumin and a little salt. Blitz again until you have a paste that is still a little chunky.
  • Using a tablespoon and your hands form into rounds or little logs that are about the size of a walnut in its shell.
  • Heat enough oil to just cover the falafels in a medium saucepan until very hot. When a piece of bread browns in 10 seconds or so, add about 1/3 the falafels and fry for a few minutes or until deep brown. Remove and drain on a wire rack. Keep warm while you repeat with the remaining batches, making sure the oil is hot enough between each.
  • Serve ASAP.