Falafel Bowl

Ingredients

• 1 cups dry chickpeas (soaked for at least 12 hours)
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1/3 cup chickpea flour
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley
• 2 cups green leaves
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes
• 1/3 cup oil (for frying)
• 1/2 red onion (or 1 whole onion if it's small)
• 1/4 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   Add Ingredients: Add chopped onion, garlic cloves, and parsley to a food processor.

2. 2

   Pulse a few times.

3. 3

   Add Remaining: Add previously soaked and drained chickpeas, cumin, salt, and ground pepper.

4. 4

   Blend until the mixture has a granulated texture.

5. 5

   Add Flour: Transfer mixture to a bowl and add chickpea flour. Stir well and let it rest for 5 minutes. After that, you should be able to form the falafel into balls. Add one more tablespoon of chickpea flour if needed, then let the mixture rest for another 5 minutes before forming balls.

6. 6

   Form Balls: Pressing very well with your hands, roll falafel mixture into 14–16 falafels. Its easier to make them one by one and then fry them at the same time.

7. 7

   Fry Falafels: Add olive oil to a heated skillet and fry falafels. Roll them over when they get brownish on one side to make sure both sides get equally fried.

8. 8

   Drain Oil: Place fried falafels on a paper towel-lined plate to drain the excess oil.

9. 9

   Assemble bowl with green leaves, cherry tomatoes, fresh falafels, and tahini sauce.