~ H O M E M A D E ~ F A L A F E L ~
(£1.60 Chickpea 2-part recipe)

This recipe uses half of the soaked chickpeas which were made into hummus!
Unlike the hummus- you don’t boil your chickpeas for this recipe, they only require the 24-hour soak!

Falafel-
Half raw soaked Chickpeas from the hummus recipe (around 500g, do not use tinned chickpeas as these have been cooked)
1/2 onion, roughly chopped
2 garlic cloves
Small handful parsley
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp coriander, optional extra
Small handful fresh chopped mint, optional extra
1/2 lemon juice, optional extra

1- Soak chickpeas in the cold salted water for 24 hours.
2- Rinse the soaked raw chickpeas thoroughly in cold water.
3- Add half to a food processor along with the onion, garlic, parsley, cumin, salt & black pepper- these are the traditional ingredients but you know I love to add my own flare so a small finely chopped handful fresh mint & squeeze half lemon juice.
4- Blend until the consistency is chunky rice size pieces.
5- Roll into 12 balls and flatten into disks for a even fry.
6- Pan fry in a small amount of oil for around 2-3 minutes per side until golden brown.

These falafel are the best you will taste hands down.
Serve with either hummus, tzatziki or both.