Dubai Style Falafel | Falafel Recipe | By Sadia’s Cooking

flour

🥗Healthier: chickpea flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Chickpea flour adds protein and fiber.

tahini

🥗Healthier: yogurt

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Peanut butter offers a similar creamy texture.

Soak chickpeas overnight and drain them.

Chop the soaked chickpeas in a chopper.

Add one onion and green chili to the chopper according to your taste.

Add parsley and coriander to the mixture.

Chop everything together until finely mixed.

Add four to five cloves of garlic to the mixture.

Add red chili powder and cumin powder to the mixture.

Add salt to taste.

Chop everything in the chopper until it becomes a fine mixture.

If the mixture is not holding together, add 1/4 cup to 4 tablespoons of flour or roasted gram flour.

Add a pinch of baking soda to the mixture before frying.

Shape the mixture into balls or patties.

Fry the falafel until golden brown, turning them occasionally.

Prepare hummus by boiling chickpeas, then blend with tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and salt, adding olive oil for consistency.

Serve the falafel with hummus.

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