Falafel

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Falafel (Israeli variant). So, continuing the series of recipes- "popular Israeli kitchen", and repeatedly received requests from some of our chefs want to show you a recipe for falafel. Of course there are many options, but this is the most common. Well, as always, a few surprises. I went to prepare?

Ingredients for Falafel

Step by step instruction of cooking Falafel

Шаг 1

In a large amount of water to soak the chickpeas at least 12 hours, but you can on the day, so it locks up.
secret time: the chickpeas better to take a major varieties.
secret number two: in any case, chick-peas should not be canned, only dry, otherwise, you get salad, hummus, falafel not.

Шаг 2

Rinse the chickpeas under running water, and drain off excess liquid

Шаг 3

Grind in a meat grinder:
chickpeas, garlic, onion, herbs, sesame seeds, paprika, cumin, salt, pepper.
secret number three: soda do not add.
add same crackers
secret number four: crackers at the same time "clean" the meat grinder from the remnants of chickpea and comrades

Шаг 4

Stir (preferably by hand) a lot, it should be slightly moist and smooth.

Шаг 5

Secret number five:the mixture should be mild flavor, and not in any way - as a smoothie

Шаг 6

Heat oil for frying.
secret number seven: the oil should be hot but not boiling

Шаг 7

In gram mass add soda and stir.
shape the meatballs, about the size of a walnut.

Шаг 8

Secret number seven: create first one ball and fry it. it is something to see how it holds its shape, is sufficient, if heated oil or heated too, and what it tastes like. fry to a nice brown color.

Шаг 9

Secret number nine: when you threw the ball in the oil, it sticks to the bottom of the pan, but not especially floats to the surface if stuck, then make a mass slightly thinner as described above.
are you satisfied with the falafel, which means you can generate all the remaining balls and fry them.
secret number ten: maintain an exact oil temperature, by reducing or increasing fire. pogruzhnye balls have to boil that way, and after half a minute, after immersion in oil, stir in the oil with a slotted spoon in a circle, the falafel does not have to be stuck to the bottom and to each other.

Шаг 10

Put a slotted spoon covered with oil-absorbing paper plate

Шаг 11

Tahini. We have prepared here:
http://www.povarenok .ru/recipes/show/120 399/
And pits here:
http://www.povarenok .ru/recipes/show/120 570/

Шаг 12

Pickled olives, pickled eggplant and pickled vegetables in ambāh.