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Gluten Free Chickpea Meatballs – Falafel

Yields1 Serving

Even those who don't like chickpeas, never say no to such a meatball.

 150 g dried chickpeas (makes about 450-500 g after soak them in water)
 1 tbsp baking soda
 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
 1 onion chopped
 2 tbsp tahini
 2 tbsp parsley chopped
 1 tbsp cumin or more if you like
 salt
 pepper
 paprika sweet or hot or smoky (optional)
 3 tbsp gluten-free breadcrumbs
for frying
 gluten-free all-purpose flour for frying
 oil for frying
1

Soak the chickpeas for 24 hours in lukewarm water with the baking soda.

2

The next day, wash and drain them.

3

Grind the chickpeas and the onion in a food processor.

4

Add the garlic, parsley, tahini and spices to them and knead. If the mixture is quite wet and you cannot shape it, then add the breadcrumbs little by little.

5

Shape them into meatballs.

6

Flour them and fry them in hot oil.