Authentic Lebanese Falafel
Authentic Lebanese Falafel

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, authentic lebanese falafel. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Growing up in a Lebanese household, falafel is a very traditional appetizer, side dish or vegetarian main dish at our family dinners. Falafel is an iconic street food and appetizer. This Lebanese recipe uses both chickpeas and fava beans, making it delicious and loaded with protein and nutrients. I think it is safe to say that Falafel is the most popular Arab (Middle-Eastern) food out there.

Authentic Lebanese Falafel is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Authentic Lebanese Falafel is something which I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have authentic lebanese falafel using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Authentic Lebanese Falafel:
  1. Make ready 3 cups chickpeas soaked in water over night
  2. Make ready 3 onions
  3. Prepare 4 garlic cloves
  4. Take 1 tbsp fresh green coriander chopped
  5. Get 1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
  6. Make ready 1 tsp salt or (as desired)
  7. Prepare 1 tbsp falafel spices; (you can find in oriental shops)
  8. Make ready 1 tsp dry powder coriander
  9. Get Heavy oil to fry falafel
  10. Take Desired veggies
  11. Take Pickles (desired pickles)

It's a traditional food in Lebanon that's made with only a few ingredients and served plain with tahini sauce, hummus, or garlic sauce for dipping, or as a falafel sandwich or falafel wrap. Falafel is a traditional middle eastern food, traditionally made from chickpeas (garbanzo beans), fava beans or both. Served with pita, it's often topped with salad and drizzled in tahini-based sauces. Around the globe you'll find it in both high end restaurants and at street food stands.

Instructions to make Authentic Lebanese Falafel:
  1. Drain chickpeas well from soaked water
  2. Using an electronic grinder / food processor, grind chickpeas, onions, garlic, coriander, & parsley,(for the safety of your machine, grind in small amounts.)
  3. Add spices, salt and dry powder coriander, then mix all well together.you then gain a mixture like paste or dough
  4. The moment you want to fry falafel, add ½ tsp carbonate, just for the quantity you want to fry,mix very well.
  5. Add enough oil for deep fry to a wide deep frying pan, heat on high heat,
  6. Make falafel discs, (with special falafel mold, or with a spoon, or with hand)
  7. Deep fry falafel at medium low heat, untill golden brown from both sides
  8. Falafel is served with desired picked, veggies, as well as taratour (tahini sauce, mix tahini, lemon juice,and salt well together, you may need some water, to gain a thick smooth sauce,)
  9. You can make falafel sandwich with Pisa bread, veggies, pickles and tahini sauce

Served with pita, it's often topped with salad and drizzled in tahini-based sauces. Around the globe you'll find it in both high end restaurants and at street food stands. It's a favorite no matter where you are. Authentic Falafel Recipe is easy to make with a few key steps. What I love so much about falafel is how easy it is!

So that is going to wrap it up with this special food authentic lebanese falafel recipe. Thank you very much for reading. I’m sure you can make this at home. There’s gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don’t forget to bookmark this page on your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!