Lebanese Falafel with Tahini Sauce

Name: Lebanese Falafel with Tahini Sauce
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 515 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 ½ cups dried chickpeas, soaked; 1 medium onion; 3 cloves (2 for the falafel, 1 for the s garlic; 1 generous handful fresh coriander; 1 generous handful fresh parsley; 2 tsp cumin; ½ tsp ground coriander seed; ½ tsp, plus as needed for the sauce salt; ¼ cup for the falafel, as needed for the water; 500 ml frying oil; ½ cup tahini; juice of 1 lemon lemon juice; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 pack pita bread; 1 pack cucumber pickle; 1 tomato; 1 cucumber

Recipe by آشپزی با پویان (@impouyaan) on Instagram · View original post

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Crispy Lebanese falafel made from soaked dried chickpeas, fresh herbs and cumin, fried until golden and served in pita with pickles, tomato and a lemony tahini sauce.

Health score 7.9/10
35 min
Prep 25 min
Serves 6
Medium
768 kcal

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Ingredients

dried chickpeas, soakeddried, not cooked2 ½ cups
onion1 medium
garlic3 cloves (2 for the falafel, 1 for the s
fresh coriander1 generous handful
fresh parsley1 generous handful
tahinifor the sauce½ cup
pita breadfor serving1 pack
cucumber picklefor serving1 pack
tomatofor serving1
cucumber1

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cumin2 tsp
ground coriander seed½ tsp
salt½ tsp, plus as needed for the sauce
water¼ cup for the falafel, as needed for the
frying oilfor deep frying at about 180°C500 ml
lemon juicefor the saucejuice of 1 lemon
olive oilfor the sauce2 tbsp

Method

Soak the dried chickpeas for at least 8 hours together with a cucumber, changing the water several times.
Drain the soaked chickpeas well.
Put the chickpeas, onion, garlic, coriander and parsley in a food processor and pulse until finely and evenly ground.
Add the water, cumin, ground coriander and salt and mix well.
Shape the mixture into falafel patties.
Heat the frying oil to about 180°C.
Fry the falafel in the hot oil until golden and crispy.
For the sauce, mix the tahini, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil and salt.
Gradually add water to the sauce until it reaches the consistency you like.
Serve the falafel with pita bread, cucumber pickle, tomato, parsley and the tahini sauce.

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