How To Make EPIC Falafel! Easy Recipe

Soak 360 g dried chickpeas in a bowl with 3/4 teaspoon baking soda and enough water to cover overnight in the fridge.

Drain the chickpeas the next day and set aside.

In a bowl, combine 1 tablespoon ground coriander seed, 1 tablespoon ground cumin, 1 tablespoon sweet paprika, 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Set aside.

Roughly chop half an onion and set aside.

Smash and optionally trim 6 or 7 cloves of garlic, then set aside.

Chop 30 g parsley leaves, 10 g dill leaves, and 20 g cilantro leaves, and set aside.

Place the soaked chickpeas in a food processor and blitz until they are broken down, scraping down the sides as needed, for about 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl.

In the food processor, blitz the onion and garlic with about a third of the chickpea mixture for about 1 minute, then add the rest of the chickpea mixture, herbs, and spices. Blitz until the mixture is a lovely green, about 2 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed.

Add 1 teaspoon baking soda to the mixture and mix well. Adjust seasoning to taste. The mixture should have a texture similar to wet sand and hold together when pinched.

Shape the falafel mixture into small pucks or balls by hand and set aside.

Prepare a salad by slicing cherry tomatoes in half, adding salt, pepper, and chopped dill, and mixing well. Set aside.

For the sauce, crush 1 clove of garlic into a bowl, add lemon juice, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, and a pinch of salt. Let it sit for 4-5 minutes to pickle the garlic lightly.

Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of tahini and 3 or 4 heaped teaspoons of Greek yogurt to the garlic mixture, mixing well. Thin the sauce with milk to achieve a pouring consistency, adjusting salt to taste.

Heat olive oil in a pan to about 350°F (175°C) and fry the falafel balls or pucks until golden brown, moving them around to prevent sticking. Drain on paper towels after frying.

Warm pita bread in a skillet until hot, then cut open.

Fill the pita with a generous amount of the yogurt tahini sauce, optional Frank's hot sauce, vegetables, and 3 or 4 falafel. Add extra sauce as desired.

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