The great falafel experiment
So we tried to make falafel tonight. From scratch. Good idea. But something happened in the execution. 
I’m not sure if we used the wrong oil (didn’t have grapeseed or corn oil). Maybe there was something that was missing from the ingredients – even though we followed the directions exactly. Maybe we really did need to use dried chickpeas and soak them over night.
I’m willing to try this again. Not sure if Greg is. We’ll see…
March 12th, 2009 in
Food Ramblin's
what went wrong?
Not sure what went wrong…but the falafel was disintegrating as we were trying to fry it. I checked out some other recipes after the fact – some had flour and/or baking soda/powder, and the recipe we were following did not. So that may have something to do w/it! Another recipe did use egg as a binder – again which we did not have. So I’m going to follow another recipe next time – and maybe use dried chickpeas that have been soaked!