- 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
- 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
- Heat a chip pan/deep heavy bottomed pan with sunflower oil
- 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
