hey guys welcome back to Make It Dairy-Free
so let's just play a little scenario so it's a new year or a new month or a new
season whatever it is and you say that you are finally gonna commit to those
things that you always say you're going to do but never actually do them but
this time you're gonna commit no excuses you spontaneously get this brilliant
idea to invite your friends over for dinner they said yes and now it is a few
days before they are supposed to come over and all of a sudden you start to
get anxious what was I thinking whose idea was this should I fake being sick
no I shouldn't fake being sick because karma then I'll actually end up sick I
don't want to be sick oh my gosh how do I get out of this okay breathe I'm not
getting out of this I'm going to do this alright let me text them
crap this is even worse now we're vegan they're gluten-free they're soy free
what the heck am I going to make oh my gosh oh my gosh we're gonna eat air like
seriously I should definitely fake being sick okay snap out of this I got this
I don't eat meat I don't eat dairy already I can totally make something
that's also gluten and soy free totally got this Oh
falafels so today we are going to be showing you guys how to make falafels it
is the perfect dish whether you are serving somebody who is
just vegan or they have a host of other allergies and we are going to show you
how to make them completely from scratch they are super easy to make and we're
going to show you a couple different ways so let's get right into the kitchen
to start this recipe you are going to get all of your ingredients out these
are all natural ingredients and there's only ten needed so it's a great Whole
Foods plant-based dish the key ingredient in this dish is the chickpeas
you do not I repeat you do not want to use canned chickpeas for this we do give
a tip in the post if that's all you have but it's hard to get all the water out
of canned and leads to mushier falafels you really want to use dried chickpeas
that have been soaked overnight for this recipe the key is to drain them and then
lay them out on a kitchen towel you are going to let the towel soak up as much
water as possible move the chickpeas around a bit and really try to get all
the water off for this recipe you do not need to worry about peeling the skin off
the chickpeas another great thing about this recipe is that it's all made inside
your food processor we do roughly chop the onions and garlic into wedges or
even a bit smaller sometimes just so the ingredients process a bit easier once
you have all your ingredients into your food processor you are going to pulse it
and scrape down as you need you don't want to blend it and just wait because
the ingredients at the bottom will process way faster than the top and if
you blend too much you will have falafel flavored hummus and not falafel ball mix
once all your ingredients are combined and looks
like this it's time to scoop it out and roll it into balls we are using a small
ice cream scoop but feel free to use a spoon or just your hands just try to get
the balls even sized if you want to double the recipe we suggest doing two
batches since most food processors can't hold
double the ingredients for cooking you can deep-fry airfryer make a skillet
or even bake in the oven will show you deep frying and air frying in this video
for the others check out the post if deep fried we add a bit of baking soda
to the oil this helps the falafel stay together and
not crumble apart frying gives a nice golden brown like you see in restaurants
but no matter which way you choose you will likely need to do batches so they
don't stick together falafels are great in rice bowls inside
pitas burgers salads and more air frying does take a bit longer to cook but if
you avoid oil its the perfect option as you can see no matter which way you pick
to cook you can still get a nice golden brown color to your falafels check out
the link for the ultimate falafel bowl with our garlic turmeric rice thanks so
much for watching make sure to give this video a like and leave a comment about
how you use falafels or what you'd like to see us make next we'll see you soon