Yummy baked falafels, oven baked, freezer friendly, kid friendly and totally awesome! Great in a pitta bread or as a lunchbox snack with dip or without!
1.5cupschickpeas (soaked in 4 cups of water overnightthen drained and rinsed well.
¼cupcorianderroughly chopped
¼cupcontinental parsleyroughly chopped
3clovesgarlicroughly chopped
1onionroughly chopped
1.5tbspsrice flour
1teaspoonground cumin
¼teaspooncayenne pepper
¼teaspooncardamon powder
Olive oil
Instructions
Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
Line two baking trays with baking paper or silpat liners.
Drizzle some olive oil on the prepared trays.
Combine all the ingredients for the falafels except the olive oil in a food processor with a blade attachment.
Blitz in bursts until the mix resembles couscous grains.
Using a mould (rice mould? falafelinator? small egg ring? small kids bowl?) dip the mould in water then fill until the mould contains 1.5cms deep of falafel mix.
Pop each one out onto the prepared trays.
Drizzle with more olive oil.
bake at 200 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until golden.