RECIPES: Healthy Baked Falafel

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-13 00:26

For those who prefer vegetable protein over animal, legumes have long been best friends. You can cook a huge number of dishes from them - from soups to cutlets. Falafel is one of the variations of the latter. Unlike traditional oriental falafel, our chickpea balls are not deep-fried, but baked in the oven, becoming not only a delicious, but also a healthy snack.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups boiled chickpeas;
• a handful of parsley;
• 170 g of peanuts;
• 1 small onion;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• 1 tablespoon flour;
• 1 teaspoon paprika;
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried ground tomatoes;
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil.

In this case, we need not just boiled, but even slightly boiled chickpeas. Boil the beans with ½ teaspoon of baking soda added to the water after boiling. Pass the boiled chickpeas through a meat grinder or beat into a paste with a blender along with the nuts. Add the rest of the ingredients, after chopping the onion and garlic.

Mix everything thoroughly with your hands to distribute the baking powder evenly throughout the ingredients. Add greens. Stir again.

Divide the resulting mass into 24 equal portions and roll each into a ball with oiled palms. Place the falafel balls on oiled parchment.

Bake at 200 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

Serve just like that with sour cream sauces, hummus and chutney, or wrap in pita with your favorite vegetables.