Baked falafel with peanuts and garlic

This chickpea peanut falafel is not deep-fried, but oven-cooked. That is why it is not only tasty but also healthy snack.

• Recipe author: Daria Polukarova
• After preparation, you will receive 6 servings
• Cooking time: 20 minutes
• Prep time: 90 minutes
• Total recipe preparation time: 110 minutes

Ingredients

• Chickpeas 2 cups
• Peanuts 170 g
• Onion 1 piece
• Garlic 2 cloves
• Parsley 1 handful
• Flour 1 tbsp. the spoon
• Paprika 1 tsp the spoon
• Ground cumin 1 tsp the spoon
• Ground dried tomatoes 1 tsp the spoon
• Baking powder 1 tsp the spoon
• Vegetable oil 3 tbsp. spoons

Cooking method

• Cook the chickpeas. Better that it is slightly boiled.

  How to cook chickpeas correctly

  ½ teaspoon of baking soda will help to bring the beans to the desired condition - add it to the water after boiling.

• Pass the boiled chickpeas through a meat grinder or whisk into a paste with a blender along with peanuts. Add the rest of the ingredients, after chopping the onion and garlic.

  

• Mix everything thoroughly with your hands to distribute the baking powder evenly throughout the food. Add greens. Stir again.

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• Divide the resulting mass into 24 equal portions and roll each into a ball with oiled palms. Spoon the falafel balls onto oiled parchment paper.

  

• Bake at 200 ° C for 15-20 minutes.

  

• Serve just like that, with sour cream sauces, hummus and chutney, or wrap in pita with your favorite vegetables.

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