Baked Chickpea Falafel

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup dried chickpeas
• 1 large onion, roughly chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup roughly chopped parsley
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed, crushed
• 1 teaspoon coriander seed, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• olive oil

Recipe

• 1 place the dried chickpeas in a large bowl and soak overnight in plenty of cold water.
• 2 drain the chickpeas and rinse them. pick over and remove nay discoloured or bad looking chickpeas.
• 3 place the soaked chickpeas into a large saucepan and cover with water. bring to the boil and boil rapidly for ten minutes. reduce the heat and simmer for one hour, or until soft. drain.
• 4 place the chickpeas into a food processore with the onion, garlic, parsley, crushed cumin, crushed corainder and baking powder. add salt and pepper to taste. process until the mixture forms a firm paste.
• 5 preheat your oven to 180°c (350°f ).
• 6 divide the mixture into walnut sized pieces. roll them into balls in your hands and then flatten them slightly.
• 7 roll the balls in olive oil and place them on a baking sheet.
• 8 bake for about 30 minutes, or until golden brown.
• 9 serve falafel immediately.