Recipe Baked Falafel Crumbles

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I liked the idea of this meal because I don't have to worry about the falafels falling apart.

Salad with Falafel Crumbles and Tahini

• SatNavSaysStraightOn
• Thursday at 8:06 AM

Ingredients
300g dried chickpeas
2 tsp bicarbinate of soda
2L of water

4-6 cloves garlic
1 bunch coriander leaves and stems (mine was about 75g on weight)
100g spring onions
1 tbsp baharat (I use this mix Recipe - Homemade Baharat)
2 tbsp sesame seeds
2 tbsp water
1/2 tsp seasalt
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp besan flour (chickpea flour)
2 tbsp olive oil

Method

1. soak the dried chickpeas in the water and bicarbinate of soda for a minimum of 16hrs.
2. drain and rinse when ready to make the falafels
3. preheat the oven to 200C/400F (those are fan assisted temps)
4. add the garlic, corinader leaves and spring onions to a food processor bowl, and process until well chopped. Add the drained rinsed chickpeas and remaining ingredients to the bowl and process until it resembles a crumble topping.
5. spread the mixture out on a baking tray (or roasting tin - you want something with a lip, that allows the mixture to be no deeper than 1cm).
6. Drizzle some extra olive oil over the top, and place in the oven for 15 minutes. Mix and back for another 15 mins. If the mixture is sticking to the spatula and the baking tray, it is not cooked enough. When it is cooked, it will not stick to anything.

An alternative if you don't want to use an oven - perhaps it is too hot outside, is to place the baking tray over a fire/gas stove and over a low heat, cook the mixture, stirring occasiionally for around 30 minutes. Have some extra water to hand incase it starts to burn or develops hot spots.

Cooking on the verandah

• SatNavSaysStraightOn
• Thursday at 8:06 AM

Not yet cooked - it is still sticking to the tray and the spatula

Cooking on the verandah

• SatNavSaysStraightOn
• Thursday at 8:06 AM

Resembling a crumble topping, and not sticking, so now cooked

The recipe is based on baked falafel crumbles + falafel salad - Cardamom and Tea with a few minor changes to quantities and garlic