The Secret Of Delicious Falafels

The Secret Of Delicious Falafels
The Secret Of Delicious Falafels
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Vegetarian falafel meatballs, which are made from chickpeas, are popular all over the world. Their homeland is believed to be Egypt, but they have become a national dish of Yemen and many other Arab countries.

There are various recipes for their preparation that you can try, but it is important to follow some basic rules during their preparation, which you will hardly find in any cookbook about Arabic cuisine. Here's what it's important to know:

1. Be careful when using soda. It is used only to make the mixture more porous, but it should not be overdone. Although it appears in most recipes, it is possible not to even add it, but to use only baking powder.

2. As falafels are distributed throughout the Arab world, there are a variety of recipes for their preparation. For example, you can knead the dough for them not only from chickpeas, but also from bulgur in a ratio of 1: 1.

3. When preparing chickpeas and / or bulgur, it is good to soak it for at least 8 hours so that it can be more susceptible to processing.

4. Unlike minced onions and garlic, which should be a homogeneous mixture, chickpea puree may also have light lumps.

Falafel with sauce
Falafel with sauce

5. When preparing the dough for falafelite it is mandatory to leave it for about 2 hours covered with a towel or foil.

6. When frying the falafels, put enough oil in the pan so that they can be fried evenly and do not have to turn them over, which may spoil their shape.

7. After frying the falafels, it is best to leave them on kitchen paper to drain so that they are not too greasy.

8. Although the shape of the falafels has nothing to do with their taste, it will be good if you can get a special Arabic device for falafels. It has the shape of a tube, which has a spring at the rear end. The falafel dough is filled into the tube with a spoon and after releasing the mechanism, the falafel comes out well formed from it and ready for frying.

9. The finished falafels are served in a common dish, not in portions. So everyone can comfortably pour as much as they want.

See some irresistible recipes for falafels: Homemade falafels, Falafels with coriander, Falafels with sesame, Falafels with peas.

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