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Chickpea and apple falafel

Chickpea and apple falafel

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Chickpea falafel, soaked for 24 hours, then mixed with potato, onion, garlic, and spices, and finally fried over medium heat to achieve a golden-brown cru…

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Recipe from Roozitaa (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Raw potatoes make these falafel easier to shape. The dough can be shaped by hand or in a mold, before being lightly fried.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting24 hr
  • Total24 hr 50 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$3.60 $0.60 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.68
  • $0.29
  • $0.16
  • $0.15
  • $0.29
  • $1.06
  • $0.19
  • $0.19
  • $0.16
  • $0.02
  • $0.41

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Soak the chickpeas for at least 24 hours.
  2. Drain them thoroughly and allow the water to drain completely. ≈ 2 min
  3. Place all the chopped chickpeas, onion, garlic, raw potato, parsley, and spices in a food processor, then blend. You don’t need to puree the chickpeas; small pieces are fine.
  4. The dough should be easy to shape. Use a falafel mold, or simply shape it by hand. ≈ 3 min
  5. If the dough is too firm, add a little water (¼ to ½ cup) and mix. ≈ 4 min
  6. Heat a generous amount of oil in a pot over medium heat. The falafel should almost float in the oil.
  7. If you are using a mold, grease it, fill it with dough using a spoon, and press it to give it its shape. ≈ 3 min
  8. Dip the falafel balls in the hot oil and let them fry, but be careful not to overheat them so that they cook through.
  9. Remove them from the oil paint and allow them to drain in a sieve to remove any excess oil paint. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Chickpea and apple falafel

  • 350 g of dried chickpeas (about 2 cups)$0.68
  • 1 potato$0.29
  • 3 cloves of garlic$0.16
  • 1 large onion$0.15
  • salt, spices, and turmeric$0.29
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley$1.06
  • ½ cup of fresh thyme$0.19
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cumin$0.19
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cilantro seeds$0.16
  • ½ cup of baking powder$0.02
  • deep-fried oil paint$0.41

Total$3.60

that's $0.60 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 350 g of dried chickpeas (about 2 cups)
  • 1 potato
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 1 large onion
  • salt, spices, and turmeric
  • Red chili powder, to taste
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley
  • ½ cup of fresh thyme
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cilantro seeds
  • ½ cup of baking powder
  • deep-fried oil paint

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