Chickpea & Oats Falafel Recipe

Step 1: To begin making the Chickpea & Oats Falafel Recipe, we will first cook the soaked chickpeas until it is very soft

Step 2: I personally like to use a pressure cooker

Step 3: Click here to see how to cook chickpeas in a pressure cooker

Step 4: You will know the chickpeas is cooked well, when you press it between your fingers, it will mash up

Step 5: The next step is to proceed to make the falafel

Step 6: Combine the oats, all purpose flour, garlic, parsley, cumin powder, pepper powder, salt,  and the cooked chickpeas in a food processor

Step 7: Blend to make a coarse thick paste

Step 8: Check the salt levels and adjust to suit your taste

Step 9: Divide the falafel batter into small portions of the size of a ping pong ball and flatten them slightly

Step 10: I used a Kuzhi Paniyaram pan to fry the falafels and the result is very similar to the deep fried ones

Step 11: Add a half a teaspoon of oil into each of the cavities, place the shaped falafel into the cavities and pan fry them until it is crisp and browned on both sides

Step 12: Add few more drops of oil when you flip over to fry them on the other side

Step 13: This will help in getting the even color for the falafels

Step 14: You can alternatively, heat oil for deep-frying and deep fry these falafels until browned evenly on all sides

Step 15: Serve the Chickpea Oats Falafel along with Lemon Coriander Hummus and Tabbouleh and Pita bread for a wholesome weeknight dinner