Falafel
- 17
- May
- 2009
Falafel:
Middle East Falafel recipe. Middle East Fried Chickpea Fritters. Middle East form of Indian Vada!!
One my friend’s friend is doing her Ph.D(in International Studies)at The University of Mississippi. The interesting subject she chose was ‘Studying the similarities between all the Southern Food’. I mean…below the equator(a rough scale)to see the similarities through food!
I generally see some commonalities between every culture, every ethnic group in fact…what can I say ‘Psychic Unity of Mankind’!! Well…I could relate Mississippi pan-fried catfish with my own authentic South Indian preparations and Kentucky fried chicken with Indian chicken 65(the butter milk marination, fried in peanut oil…etc)!! Same goes for bread…universally every culture has its own bread!! Every meals has a staple from carb’ and protein! Even in deep thick Africa…they tend to eat more carb’ (from corn), like rest of us do with rice, wheat etc.
Anyway, coming to the point…when I tried this ‘Falafel’, for the first time. I felt I like…what a wonderful form of Middle East Vada!! After seeing my friend Sufian’s culinary skills(who is from Lebanon)…I learnt so much about their culture! Interestingly we do have lots of commonalities to cherish!!
Ingredients:
Chickpeas/garbanzos 1 cup (soaked and drained)
Onion 1 large finely chopped
Garlic 2 cloves crushed
Parsley 1 fistful finely chopped
Cilantro few chopped
Salt
Pepper
Cumin powder (optional)
Sesame powder 1 spoon
Oil for deep frying.
Method:
Grind the chickpeas coarsely and set aside.
Combine all the ingredients together, except oil.
Heat oil in a frying pan. Make small roundels out of the batter and deep fry them till golden to reddish brown.
Serve warm as an appetizer.
Wow Malar, Falafel looks crispy and I wanted to make these for the day out on Sunday!!! Since it rained we cancelled it so no falafel… I think I can relish it from your pic
Thanks for the quick comment Malar..
this is delicious malar..
Looks delicious! Have heard of falafel but have never tried or tasted.
wow Malar…..those falafel look scrumptious…..wld love to indulge in them right away…:)
wow.. looks great.. nice entry..
I love to make a sandwich out of these, they look awesome!
Falafel looks appetizing and scrumptious! Of course, other cultures are interesting and amazing!
u go girl! i only eat them outside
Lazy me! They look very tempting 
They do sound more like our masala vadais….preparation looks easy too, I should give this a try…thanks for sharing this recipe Malar
Hmmm love those lebanese chickpeas vadas…aka falafels…Love to stuff those in pita bread with some hummus n salad…
Malar..your falafels look soo good, I also made falafel stuffed in Pita bread this weekend, will post my recipe soon….isn’t it awesome!!
Delicious falafel Malar…. color too is so great… want to have them right now
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wow my favorite came out so very vell looks crisp and yum yum
Falafels have come out nice and crunchy, Malar! They look great! So interesting the subject of your friend’s Ph.D.
Falafel looks so gorgeous. shall I grab one:)
Wow it has come out so crispy and yummm. Love falafels anytime.
Looks delicious and crunchy.
Hey Malar’
I’m very fond of falafel. I add garam masala to mine.
That’s such an interesting topic for a thesis-I’m sure she won’t ever get bored with it!! I’d love to know her findings-hope you can keep proving more info
The falafel is definitely similar to the vada,though I would make it with a couple of green chillies to add a little kick to it.I normally buy them from Costco.Thanks for sharing the recipe
Nice recipe Malar.The falafel looks crispy and inviting malar.
Lovely falafels… Perfect!
coming over there for the aperitif
see ya!
perfect tea time snack.nice post.
Wow Malar,looks wonderful.Reminds me of my experiments with falafel turned out to be a total blunder,not sure wat went wrong.Was going thru ur post…looks like i’ve missed some gud ones in my absence.
Malar falafel looks fantastic!!! bookmarked it. will give a try for sure.
Hi Malar
I absolutely love falafel, very moreish x
Falafel means love for me and my beloved!