Healthy Vegan Falafel Recipe

Falafel patties are not only good, they can also be very healthy. A veggie patty can have many different ingredient combinations but I think we have found the perfect one.

This falafel/chickpea patties recipe might just be the best falafel recipe I have ever tried !!

Healthy vegan falafel recipe, without deep frying, GF flour and with lots of fresh parsley!

Author: R.Micu

Recipe type: Main

Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Serves: 20+ falafels

Ingredients

  • 2 400g cans boiled chickpea (You can use dry too, but if you want to have these chickpea patties ready in 25 minutes, then you should use canned chickpeas. If you’ll use dry chickpeas, you have to soak them overnight)
  • 2 Tbsps psyllium husks or ground flax seeds
  • 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 carrot, grated
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 6 garlic cloves, mashed
  • 4 Tbsps chickpea flour, or any other type of flour
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 Tbsps tahini paste
  • oil (3-4 Tbsps) for frying

Instructions

  1. Add boiled chickpeas in the food processor and blend well until they have a paste-like consistency.
  2. Put them in a large bowl and blend in all the other ingredients, except oil.
  3. Heat some oil in a non-stick frying pan.
  4. Make the patties – 1 Tbsps per patty.
  5. Fry them 2 minutes on each side.
  6. Put the falafels on a plate covered with a paper towel, in order to absorb all excess oil.
  7. Serve!

What is Falafel ?

Falafel is a flash fried ball or patty that is made from chickpeas or fava beans and spices. It is a vegetarian food and is one of the most common and recognized foods from the Middle East.

Falafel is very popular in the Middle East as a fast food. Vendors sell it on the street corners is most popular in countries like Israel, Egypt and Syria. It is regarded as a "fast food" and sold like hot dogs by street vendors. Falafel is also the national dish of Israel. 

As a main dish, it is served as a sandwich, stuffed in pita bread with lettuce, tomatoes, and tahini. As an appetizer, it is served on a salad, or with hummus and tahini. Most of the time served with hot sauce. Falafel is a favorite among vegetarians. The spices are important and should be personalized to taste. This recipe is a traditional method of cooking falafel. It can be time consuming because of having to soak the beans overnight.