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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Main Dishes => Topic started by: achookwoman on January 09, 2010, 10:41:38 pm
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This is very easy and very tasty. Can be adapted to individual tastes.
1 onion
1 large clove of garlic
1 400g tin chickpeas
falafel mix ( use "Mount Zero" organic mix)
handful of corriander (green) or parsley and a few mint leaves.
Drop onion and garlic onto moving blades, speed 7, until chopped
scrape down and add 1 tablespoon of oil
cook 100, speed 1, 4 mins.
Tip in chickpeas, water and peas
roughly chop corriander or mint and parsley and add to bowl
speed 7, 6 secs.
Add 1 1/2 cups of mix, ::, until incorporated
sit for 15 mins
Roll into small balls (I use a small ice cream scoop), flatten slightly and shallow fry until brown.
Serve with a yogurt dip.
I usually make them, have a meal and freeze the rest. I have also frozen the mixture before cooking. Handy to have the cooked ones ready to reheat in a frying pan or oven.
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Tip in chickpeas, water and peas
Chookie, there is no water or peas in the above recipe. What are the quantities please?
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Judy, I think that Chookie means that you put both the chickpeas and the water they are canned in, into the mix.
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Thanks Chookie - think you're right Amanda - sounds great simple idea. ....and tasty too.
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J D, Amanda is right, just tip in the whole contents of the tin.
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Another senior moment :-)) :-)) :-)) Thanks guys :-* :-*
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Here is what I use for falafel - starts with dried chickpeas and favas - they are soaked but not cooked before frying.
Falafel
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup dried peeled fava beans
3/4 cup dried chickpeas
1 medium white onion - cut in quarters
2 cloves garlic
1/3 cup minced parsley
2 tablespoons minced cilantro
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons paprika
1 tablespoon cumin
Garlic sauce
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup water
4 cloves garlic
1 cup tahini
Soak peas and beans for 20 hours. Grind in TMX at speed 5 for about a minutes, add remaining ingredients and process to a paste. Form with a falafel former or two spoons.
Fry in combination of sunflower and olive oil.
To make garlic sauce, put water, juice and garlic in TMX bowl, speed 6 or 7 - drizzle in the tahini.
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This looks good, chocdoc. I've got a similar one for Indian patties, made with yellow split peas.
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Thanks chocdoc - for Aussies - the dried fava beans may be listed as dried broad beans here.
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Chookie do you buy the mix in the supermarket or health food shop?
Thanks
Trudy
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Chookie do you buy the mix in the supermarket or health food shop?
Thanks
Trudy
Most supermarkets seem to stock falafel mix, Trudy - even our little one here in Balhannah!
But you may have to hunt for it.
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Usually available in supermarkets , and it has a good flavor. It also keeps for ages. The best is from Middle Eastern or Turkish food shops. It is worth finding as it is a very easy and tasty dish.
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Thanks Guys!!!
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Ohhh off to soak chickpeas now :)
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Got another recipe for falafels last night from a friend who got it from her consultant. looks like there are loads of recipes that aren't being shared for some reason.
Will see if it's ok to publish.
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Yes ,Thermomixer I got one from my consultant and it looks pretty good. Also didn't know what to do about it.
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For any cannibals out there - a new falafel recipe with a twist - first catch your white Jewish woman !! Not sure that it is completely vegetarian !!
Check it for a laugh http://tvegetariancookingy.blogspot.com/2010/01/recipes-thermomix-falafel.html (http://tvegetariancookingy.blogspot.com/2010/01/recipes-thermomix-falafel.html)
The problem is that "beans" in Spanish are "judias" and "judias" are also "female Jews" - this is one of the best bad translations.
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:D :D :D :D
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For any cannibals out there - a new falafel recipe with a twist - first catch your white Jewish woman !! Not sure that it is completely vegetarian !!
Check it for a laugh http://tvegetariancookingy.blogspot.com/2010/01/recipes-thermomix-falafel.html (http://tvegetariancookingy.blogspot.com/2010/01/recipes-thermomix-falafel.html)
The problem is that "beans" in Spanish are "judias" and "judias" are also "female Jews" - this is one of the best bad translations.
"It fries the falafel" sounds a little like "it rubs the lotion on it's skin" from Silence of the Lambs. Fit's rather well with the cannibal theme. A rather hilarious translation.
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Interesting recipe..... 2 kg jewish woman ;D :D. Thank you Thermomixer.
I thin I give chocdocs recipe a try ;)
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Hi, I realise there are various felafel recipes around on this forum (some with very curious ingredients if you check out the other posts on this thread!) Here is another option--I adapted it from this recipe I usually use from Taste.com http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/9609/chickpea+and+herb+falafel (http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/9609/chickpea+and+herb+falafel). This is my first go at recipe conversion so hopefully it will work alright for you more experienced thermomixers!
Chick Pea and Herb Felafel Recipe
* 1 tbs cumin seeds
* 1 tbs coriander seeds
* 2 x 400g cans chickpeas, rinsed, drained
* 3 cloves garlic, chopped
* 3/4 cup finely chopped coriander
* 1/4 cup finely chopped mint
* 1/2 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
* 1/2 Spanish onion, coarsely grated
* 1/3 cup (50g) plain flour
* 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
* 1 egg, lightly beaten
* 1/2 cup (75g) sesame seeds
* Sunflower oil, for shallow-frying
Put the garlic and herbs in the TM bowl and chop for 3 seconds on speed 7. Remove. Roast the spices on 100c speed 1 for a couple of minutes until fragrant. Allow to cool then mill for 15 seconds on speed 9 until ground. Add chickpeas and chop up for about a minute on speed 4. Return chopped herbs, onion and garlic to bowl, along with the plain flour, bicarb and egg. Mix for 15 seconds on speed 3 reverse, a bit longer if not well combined. With wet hands shape into patties or balls and roll in sesame seeds. Shallow fry in batches until golden.
Notes: I shaped these into patties, coated a pan with olive oil and cooked them until the outsides were crunchy, then finished them off in the oven for 10 minutes or so. The Taste recipe has them served with a sauce which I have never made, so can't report on. I needed to add a bit more flour to work into patties. I have used besan in the past with this recipe to make it gluten free. I served these with Greek salad, Tzatziki, marinated butterflied leg of lamb cooked on the barbie and then sliced, and home made pitas which worked really well.
For the pitas I used this recipe http://www.changinghabits.com.au/_webapp_144478/Home_Made_Pita_Bread (http://www.changinghabits.com.au/_webapp_144478/Home_Made_Pita_Bread)
with the method from this forum post by Cooky http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=988.0 (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=988.0)
Making the felafel was much easier and quicker with the thermomix. Vegetarians and omnivores enjoyed their lunch (and a couple of mojitos and daiquiris a la thermomix helped, too!)
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Thank you for all the Falafel recipes, thrilled not to have to buy the mix at $6 ever again. Might make up a batch to take away camping next week. TMX sure is going to save us money.
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Lellyj. Love the look of this recipe, thanks. I usually make a pile and freeze them.
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Made this recipe tonight!! was delicious. All the kids liked them too!
I used grapeseed oil to fry and did not know where to put the sesame seeds so just left them out - they were still delicious.
Thanks for the recipe.
A keeper!
-cq :)
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Great idea to freeze these Chookie, I should have a felafel making day and try and get ahead, there are never any leftovers.
Caquince, I'm so glad the felafel were successul. If it was the above recipe you used, the sesame seeds are to roll the patties in, but I'm sure that omitting them wouldn't affect the flavour, more the look.
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Sounds delicious, will definitely give them a go. Would you freeze them cooked or uncooked?
TIA!
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Sounds delicious, will definitely give them a go. Would you freeze them cooked or uncooked?
TIA!
I usually make them , have meal and freeze the rest. I have also frozen the mixture before cooking. Handy to have the cooked ones ready to reheat in a frying pan or oven. Hope you like them.