Next stop on our chickpea journey is the falafel, a dish that many have eaten and is popular around the world. Israel claims the falafel as its national dish, but the Palestinians may disagree. Originally made with fava beans, the falafel is a common street food across Israel where it is served in pita bread with salad and a range of condiments including hummus, tahini and hot sauce. You can even find street vendors including fries into the pita sandwich.
These falafel are made from a spiced chickpea batter rolled into balls and fried in hot oil for 3-4 minutes until they are browned and crisp and crunchy on the outside. We served these in a pita with hummus and a salad of tomato, cucumber, capsicum, mint, parsley, green onion and lemon juice.
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