Homemade falafel on a blue plate

Syrian falafel

Name: Syrian falafel
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a snack
Ingredients: 200g dried chickpeas; 3 cloves garlic; ½ onion roughly chopped; 1 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp ground coriander; ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 4 tbsp sesame seeds; for deep-frying vegetable oil; a sprinkle sumac to serve (optional)

Imad Alarnab

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Serves 4 as a snack

Easy

Total time: 35 mins

+ Overnight soaking

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Try this spiced falafel recipe from Imad’s Syrian Kitchen as part of a meze-style feast. They are best served with a fresh salad and lemony tahini sauce

Gluten free

Vegan

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Try these easy falafel, then check out more of Imad's Syrian recipes such as Syrian baba ghanoj, muhammara and Syrian chicken, plus these Syrian-inspired barazek shortbreads. Also check out our falafel burgers, homemade falafel, falafel wrap and baked beetroot falafel.

This recipe is best enjoyed with a bewas salad (parsley, spring or red onion, pomegranate molasses and sun-dried tomatoes) and tahini sauce (tahini, lemon juice, water, garlic and salt).

Ingredients

Nutrition

200g dried chickpeas
3 cloves garlic
½ onion

roughly chopped
1 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp ground coriander
¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
4 tbsp sesame seeds
for deep-frying vegetable oil
a sprinkle sumac

to serve (optional)

Nutrition: per serving

kcal334
fat17.9g
saturates1.8g
carbs25.7g
sugars2.3g
fibre9.2g
protein13.1g
salt2.7g

Method

step 1

Put the chickpeas in a bowl and cover with water. Leave to soak overnight, changing the water at least twice, if possible.
step 2

Blitz the garlic and onion in a food processor, then add the drained chickpeas and whizz to a fairly smooth paste. Add the spices and mix well, then stir through the bicarbonate of soda and sesame seeds. Season well.
step 3

Fill a pan no more than a third full with vegetable oil and heat to 180C or until a cube of bread browns in 30 seconds.
step 4

Shape a little of the falafel mixture into an oval shape with a tablespoon, then gently push into the oil using another spoon. Do this with a few more spoonfuls of the mixture. Cook, in batches, for 4 minutes or until deep golden and crisp. Repeat with the remaining mixture. Serve sprinkled with sumac, if you like.

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