Falafel

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried chickpeas (soaked overnight) OR 400g Tinned chickpeas (drained and rinsed)

• 1 onion, roughly chopped

• 4-10 cloves garlic

• 1 cup parsley/coriander

• 1/2 teaspoon celtic salt

• Optional - chili flakes, cayene pepper, chickpea (Besan) flour, if the mix is too wet

• Ghee for shallow frying

This is one of my favourite dishes, I always combine falafel in a kebab – try it! This is a great recipe to batch make if you are doing my 12 week challenge and you have chick peas in your Nutrition plan. See notes on how to batch below

Soak Chickpeas overnight if using dried.

Rinse chickpeas thoroughly, drain

Combine In a food processor, combine soaked chickpeas, onion, garlic, parsley, and spices. Pulse until the mixture is crumbly but holds together when pressed. Avoid over-processing into a paste.

Add chickpea flour if the mixture feels too wet

Refrigerate for 30 minutes (if you have time)

Form around 2 large tablespoons of the mix into balls. Place on a tray/plate

Heat 1-2 tablespoons of ghee in a frypan

Cook turning after 1-2 minutes

Health Highlights

High in Protein & Fibre
Supports satiety (feeling full), gut health, and blood sugar balance.
Rich in Micronutrients
iron, folate, magnesium, and manganese.
Pair with some lemon juice to boost the iron absorption (green salad with lemon, balsamic dressing).
Antioxidant Boost
Fresh herbs have anti-inflammatory compounds.
Healthy Fats
Ghee has fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, K and butyrate for gut health.

Batching for MB nutrition plan –

Take your required amount of chickpeas a times this by 3 or 4
Do the same for the rest of the ingredients
Mix as directed and then weight the whole amount once combined.

Get baking paper the size of a side plate and lay out (see picture)
Divide the mix into 3/4 whatever you multiplied by

Each portion can then be rolled into balls and that is your measured weight for each meal.
Freeze using the baking paper, in zip lock bags. Defrost as needed.

Serve with

• A green salad with hummus/tahini or a healthy dressing (see my other recipe for this)

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