Middle Eastern Recipe: Falafel

My mother and I really LOVE to cook other countries' recipes, so this is what has come out in a rainy Sunday morning... Falafel! I think I don't have enough words to tell you how much I loved them.. Simply delicious!

Ingredients

Chickpeas  400 gr. (1 can)

Onion   1

Garlic   2 cloves

Fresh minced Parsley   1 teaspoon  

Cumin   2 teaspoons

Coriander   1 teaspoon

Salt

Pepper

Flour

Sunflower seed oil 

1) Drain the chickpeas, dry them with a dish-rag and take out the peel. It is a little long, you need to be patient but it worth it, I promise.

2) Put in the mixer the dry chickpeas, the onion, the garlic and the spices. Mix it and let rest for 1 hour.

3) If the mixture is too soft, add 1/2 spoon of flour. Now shape the veggieballs pushing a little in the centre, as I show you in the picture.

4) When the oil is hot enough, fry them until they will be golden/brown.

We really love them, hope you too!

If you want to read this recipe in Italian click here!