BAKED FALAFEL WITH SESAME SEEDS
By: Mitko Dzhordzhev
Published: Thursday, September 21, 2017 - 5:15am

Ingredients




1 can chickpeas (about 250-300 grams) (or raw chickpeas)
Himalayan,table or sea salt to taste
coriander powder to taste
3-4 stalks fresh parsley
1 medium size red onion (or white onion)
2-3 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon baking powder (or baking soda)
2 tablespoons whole wheat flour (or plain,chickpea or white flour)
red hot chili pepper powder to taste (optional)
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (or sunflower oil or melted extra virgin coconut oil)
1-2 tablespoons white sesame seeds for garnishing (optional)

Preparation

1 If you use raw chickpeas instead of canned,you must soak them in room temperature water for about 12-15 hours. 2 Put them in a high speed blender or food processor and blend until the mixture is like a thick paste.Don't blend too much.When there are some pieces of chickpeas in the mixture the texture and taste are better. 3 Peel and dice the red or white onion.Also peel and chop the garlic cloves.Cut the fresh parsley. 4 Add the diced onion and chopped garlic clove and parsley to the blender with blended chickpeas. 5 Add some salt of your choice,1/2 teaspoon of ground coriander seasoning,the cumin powder,whole wheat flour,baking powder or baking soda and a little bit of red hot chili pepper powder. 6 Blend everything together,and after blending,put the ready mixture in the fridge for about an hour to chill. 7 After this 1 hour,form balls with tennis ball size from the mixture.This mixture yields about 15 balls. 8 Get a baking dish and place baking or parchment paper on it.If you don't have baking paper,spray the dish with some non-stick cooking spray or grease with some oil or butter. 9 Place the ready balls on the baking dish. 10 Toss them with a little bit of extra virgin olive oil or other oil of your choice. 11 Sprinkle with sesame seeds on the top. 12 Preheat the oven to 200°C degrees. 13 Put the baking dish with falafel in it and bake them for about 15-20 minutes.Until they're golden brown. 14 Serve them with your favorite side dishes and enjoy.

About

Oven baked falafel. In this way of cooking these yummy balls from chickpeas are healthier than the regular which are fried.And in most cases deep fried.Which is really unhealthy because they become really high in unhealthy and excess fats.