Dinner mainly of chickpeas, originally uploaded by foodforfraud.
So, just for no reason I decided to soak a packet of chickpeas. Not sure why, thought I could do some good, Kate and I had been buying a lot of hummus, so I guess I thought it’d be a good idea to have a go at my own.
Before I go further, I must give Kate credit for the photo’s. I couldn’t really be bothered with them after having diverted from the Hummus on to Falafel.
I had been meaning to teach myself Falafel for years, but had never got round to it. I hadn’t quite calculated just how much Hummus 500g of dried chickpeas would make, so having made far too much Hummus, Falafel seemed to be the logical progression.
I won’t give the Hummus recipe here, it wasn’t that great and frankly was only made good by covering it in smoked paprika, which whilst not a bad thing, isn’t really a great basis for a recipe.
The Falafel however, was immense:
250g dried chickpeas (which have been soaked over night)
4 cloves of garlic
a handful of fresh coriander
1 tablespoon Tahini
Tabasco
1 teaspoon cumin
1 egg beaten
Basically put it all in a blender apart form the egg and blitz. Once it’s looking suitably crumbly, put it in a bowl and stir in the egg.
Form into balls and deep fry until brown on the outside, once deep fried put them on kitchen paper to drain off some of the oil and cover in lemon juice and salt. This helps to cut through the fat and is very tasty.
You can use more coriander and cumin if you like, I did and it and it was top draw.
Forget the Hummus, though, it’s probably easy and better shop bought, that said, if anyone wants a sub standard Hummus party, I’ve got a jar in the fridge.
Good times, keep up the free love.
Rich xxx
