Gluten Free Baked Falafel
These falafel's are made with a gluten free flour and fresh herbs. So easy to make and so full of flavor that you will never make the packaged falafel again!
Equipment
- Food Processor
Ingredients
- 8 Ounces Dried Chickpeas
- 1/4 Cup Fresh Cilantro
- 1/2 Cup Fresh Parsley
- 1/2 Onion
- 1 tsp Minced Garlic
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- 1/4 tsp Ground Pepper
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 1/4 Cup Gluten Free Flour I used King Arthur Measure for Measure.
- 1/3 Cup Water
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
Instructions
Soak the beans the day before making the falafel
- Rinse and sort the chickpeas and place them into a large mixing bowl, cover the chickpeas with plenty of water, making sure to have about 2 to 3 inches above.
- Soak at room temperature for no less than 8 hours, preferably up to 12 hours. Soaking them the day before would be ideal.
Instructions to make these Gluten Free Falafel
- The next day, drain and rinse the chickpeas.
- Clean and wash the parsley and cilantro, set aside to drain.
- While the chickpeas drain, clean and chop the onion, garlic and add to a food processor.
- Preheat the oven to 375° F, line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and set aside.
- Add the drained parsley, cilantro, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, and turmeric to the food processor.
- Process this mixture, scraping down the sides until the mixture resembles a pesto.
- Next add the drained chickpeas and continue to pulse.
- Continue to pulse until the mixture resembles the size of sesame seeds.
- Transfer the mixture into a medium sized mixing bowl.
- In a small sauce pan, add water and flour together, whisk until there are no lumps.
- Warm up this mixture, constantly stirring until it thickens, similar to pudding.
- Remove from heat and stir in the baking powder.
- Next add the flour paste to the chickpea mixture, stirring until well blended.
- With your hands, scoop about the size of a golf ball of the mixture up and roll into a ball, place onto the lined baking sheet.
- Continue making these balls until the dough has been used up.
- These falafel balls can be left in ball form or can be pressed down to form a patty, in this recipe I made my falafel into patties.
- You will only need one baking sheet, because the mixture will not spread while baking.
- Bake the falafel for about 15 minutes, and then flip the patties to bake on the other side for another 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven once the patties have a nice brown color on both sides.
Notes
How to serve the Gluten Free Baked Falafel
- On a salad
- Inside a pita with fresh or pickled vegetables
- On a plate with a side of your favorite dip
- As a burger
- A meat ball replacement in your spaghetti dish
- In a wrap
- Make a falafel bowl