If you like the middle - eastern cousines, you may love this delicious, and easy to prepare falafel recipe! Of course, i used my sous vide machine to made it!

Facts

• According to the original arab recipe, the falafel should be made from chickpeas
• It's come from the midle-eastern region
• It is a real vegetarian food
• Our recipe contains eggs, but if you would like to ignore, replace egg with soaked, and minced linseed! 
• Cook chickpeas same temperature with other ingredients (of course, separated bag!).
• Cooked can be stored in refrigerator up to 2 weeks.

Ingredients for 4 persones

• 400 g dried chickpeas
• 1 large onion
• 4 garlic
• 1 bunch of parsley
• 1 egg (1 tbs soaked and minced linseed )
• 1 tbs roman cumin
• 1 tbs parika
• 2 ts coriander
• 1 ts clove
• 1 ts pepper
• pinch of pepper
• 1 tbs kosher salt
• vegetable oil (for frying)

Preparation

• Set the sous vide machine to 84 °C (~183 F).
• One day before you want to preparae, pour the chickpeas into larger container, and add 1000 ml water.
• In the preparation day rinse the chickpeas, put it into heat-resist jar, ot silicone bag, pour 1000 ml water into chickpeas, ½ tablespoon kosher salt, close the jar / bag.
• Place the jar / bag into sous vide bath for  2 hours.
• Meanwhile, fry the cumin seeds, coriander, peppercorns and cloves dry (without oil) 3 to 4 minutes.
• Grind into powder the fried spices with mortar or spice grinder .
• When the chickpeas are cooked, pour off the water, then put into a grinder with onions-, garlic-, parsle-, paprika-, ground spices-, and with the remaining salt.
• Add the egg, or 1 tablespoon soaked and milled linseed.
• Grind until its texture will be homogene.
• Allow 10-15 minutes to rest.
• Pack to foil and place in the refrigerator for 1 to 1.5 hours.
• Before use, rend about 1.5 tablespoons pieces from the mixture, and format a small balls with wet hand.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a pan to 190 °C (375 F).
• Before placing the falafel balls into the hot oil, press the center and then place it in the oil.
• Bake until golden brown on both sides .
• Serve with fresh vegetables and pita bread, yogurt, and hot pepper sauce (harissa).