Yemeni Falafel recipe | Bajeeyah

fava beans

🥗Healthier: chickpeas

💰Cheaper: split peas

Chickpeas are easier to find and split peas are budget-friendly.

cooking oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Olive oil is healthier while sunflower oil is often less expensive.

Wash and soak the beans for 6 hours or overnight.

Drain and blend it in a food processor along with onion, chilli flakes, spring onion, and coriander leaves to make a coarse mix.

Add the spices and mix.

Keep refrigerated for a minimum of 30-60 minutes.

After 1 hour, take out from the refrigerator and add baking powder, mixing until combined.

Shape the falafel using a falafel maker or with hands.

Heat oil for deep frying and fry the falafel until crispy.

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