Vegan-Friendly Falafel

Name: Vegan-Friendly Falafel
Prep time: 2 h 25 min
Cook time: 2 h 25 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking soda; 473 milliliters canola oil; 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 118 milliliters cilantro leaves, chopped; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 454 grams dry garbanzo beans; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoons ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, quartered; 1 potato, peeled and quartered; 2 teaspoons salt

You can never have too many middl eastern recipes, so give Vegan-Friendly Falafel a try. This recipe makes 30 servings with 50 calories, 2g of protein, and 2g of fat each. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a vegan diet. 121 person have tried and liked this recipe. If you have salt, potato, ground pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 25 minutes.

Instructions

Rinse the garbanzo beans under cold water and discard any bad ones.

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Chickpeas

Water

Place in a large pot, and cover with water.

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Water

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Let soak 24 hours, and rinse again.

Place the garbanzo beans, onion, and potato in the bowl of a food processor. Cover, and process until finely chopped. Leaving about 1 cup of the garbanzo bean mixture in the food processor bowl, pour the rest into a mixing bowl.

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Chickpeas

Potato

Onion

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Mixing Bowl

Add the garlic, cilantro, coriander, cumin, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper to the garbanzo bean mixture in the food processor bowl; process on low to blend thoroughly. Return the reserved garbanzo bean mixture to the food processor bowl, and add the lemon juice, olive oil, and flour; process on low into a coarse meal. Cover, and refrigerate 2 hours.

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Cayenne Pepper

Lemon Juice

Coriander

Olive Oil

Cilantro

Garlic

Pepper

Cumin

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Stir the baking soda into the garbanzo bean mixture until evenly blended. Using damp hands, form the mixture into 1 1/2 inch diameter balls.

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Pour the canola oil into a wok 1 to 2 inches deep, and heat over medium-high heat. Cook the falafel balls, turning so all sides are evenly browned, about 5 minutes.

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