A Guide to the Best Falafel Ball Experiences: Tastes like falafel. My favorite snack of all time. Hundreds and hundreds of people have said good things about this falafel recipe. Why? For the simple reason that it tastes so good!
There is a fun and interesting process to making real, traditional falafel that you may have never done before. No need to worry! You can always make crispy, soft, and tasty falafel because I’ll show you how to do it.
WHAT DOES FALAFEL CALL?
Beans, spices, onions, and herbs are used to make falafel, which are crispy and tasty meat cakes that are deep-fried. Before being mixed with other things, legumes are well soaked. Then, little balls or patties are made from the mixture, which are then fried in hot oil.
While the food is frying, the beans that have already been soaked are cooked. Fava beans are used to make falafel in Egypt and other parts of the Middle East, but most falafel today is made with chickpeas, which are also known as garbanzo beans. Sometimes it is given with hummus and shawarma, which can be made with lamb or chicken.
HOW FALAFEL CAME TO BE
For a very long time, this Middle Eastern dish has been around. One possible source for the word falafel is the Arabic word falafil, which is the plural form of the word filfil, which means “pepper.” There have been legume cakes in the Middle East for a very long time. They can be made with fava beans, lentils, or other legumes.
The first known legume fritters, or falafel, were made in Egypt from dried white fava beans called full nabed. They were called tamiya or ta-amia, which comes from the Arabic word for “nourishment,” and they were a light green colour on the inside.
People who followed one of the earliest forms of Christianity, the Copts in Egypt, are often given credit for tamiya. For many days, they made people eat only vegan food, including tamiya, because they thought that humans were originally meatless.
WHAT IS GOOD ABOUT A FALAFEL?
For vegans who have given up meat, this traditional falafel dish is a great way to get protein. A heart-healthy, cholesterol-free oil is best for frying it because it has little to no fat and no cholesterol. It is a healthy and filling meal when you put veggies on top of it in a pita.
Like fast food places in the US, there are a lot of falafel stands in the Middle East, especially in Israel. Though falafel is a quick and easy “meal on the go,” a burger and fries are more unhealthy and less healthy for your heart.
People who came to Israel from Yemen and were Jewish came up with the idea of putting falafel inside bread pockets. Making pita sandwiches out of falafel made it easier to take with you, which made it even more famous and made it Israel’s favorite “fast food.” I agree, it’s much better than a Big Mac.
With falafel, what do I serve?
Many different ways can be used to make falafel. Some of the most popular ways to serve falafel are in a pita burger. The fritters go well with a pita pocket as “sandwich bread” in this way of serving them. This falafel sandwich is a real treat when it’s filled with hummus and other salad-like toppings.
Additionally, these fried veggie fritters are often served with hummus and tahini sauce in restaurants. This is called a “falafel plate.” For extra flavor, try toum, a thick Middle Eastern garlic sauce.