• 1 tin of chickpeas
  • bunch of fresh flat parsley
  • bunch of fresh coriander
  • 5 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
  • 1 onion, roughly chopped
  • 2tsp ground coriander
  • 1tsp cumin seeds
  • salt and black pepper
  • 1tsp baking powder
  • small handful of sesame seeds
  • 2tbsp tahini
  • 1tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp gram flour
  1. Add everything to a food processor and blitz on short blasts until the mixture resembles porridge, then leave to chill in the fridge for an hour
  2. Heat a chip pan/deep heavy bottomed pan with sunflower oil
  3. Take the mixture from the fridge and shape into balls/flattened balls/dinosaurs then fry for 3-5 minutes until just passed golden

If the falafels fall apart while cooking, add another tablespoon of gram flour