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Falafels

This Falafels recipe uses our Keralan spice blend, which is a medium heat. They are delicious served with a minty raita, sweet chilli sauce, and chopped tomato and cucumber.

Ingredients:

  • carton Keralan spice blend

  • 2 cans drained chickpeas (or about 300g/12 oz dried chickpeas, soaked overnight and cooked)

  • handful fresh coriander, chopped

  • handful fresh mint, chopped

  • 1 onion, very finely chopped

  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed

  • 1 egg, beaten

  • plain or chickpea (gram) flour

  • vegetable oil

Recipe:

  1. Heat a tbsp oil and gently fry the onion with the spices. Add the garlic and saute gently.

  2. Place in a food processor with the chickpeas, mint and coriander and blend until it is of a consistancy to suit - as rough or smooth as you like.

  3. Form into about 15 little patties, dip in the egg and roll in the flour. Leave to chill.

  4. Heat some oil in a frying pan and shallow fry the falafels over a medium heat for about 15 minutes, turning so that they brown all over.

  5. Serve with chopped up tomato and cucumber, toasted pittas, and sweet chilli sauce or minty yoghurt .