Halloween falafel fingers
Background
Falafels can easily be made look scary for Halloween by sticking some eyes made of olives on them or dipped in ketchup. This year Iβve decided to convert them into severed fingers. These Halloween falafel fingers are vegan, gluten-free, yummy and spooky! If you want them to look Β bloody /Β put some ketchup under the nail and at the cut end of the fingers before baking. For dramatic effect serve with guacamole or chilli sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 cups pre-soaked chickpeas
- 1 small onion, roughly chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic
- Β½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- ΒΌ tsp black pepper
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 1 Tbsp chickpea flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Almond flakes or blanched almonds
- Ketchup or chilli sauce
Instructions
- Put cupful the chickpeas in a large bowl and add plenty of water (they will double in size so add more water if necessary). Soak them overnight.
- The next day drain the chickpeas, then measure out 2 cups. Put these into a food processor.
- Roughly chop the onion, garlic, parsley and add these to the chickpeas. Then add the spices, salt & pepper.
- Whiz until you get a coarse but sticky texture, resembling couscous. Youβll need to scrape the mixture down the sides of the processor occasionally.
- When youβre happy with the consistency (it should stick together) transfer it to a mixing bowl. Add the chickpea flour and mix with a fork.
- Cover the bowl and chill for 1-2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 180Β°C.
- Take the mixture out of the fridge and mix in the baking powder.
- Shape little sausages resembling fingers and put them on a lined baking sheet.
- On the thinner end press down a bit with your finger and stick an almond piece onto it to create a nail.
- Spray the fingers with oil, then bake for 15 minutes. Turn them over, bake for a further 10 minutes.
- When they're brown, transfer them to a plate. You can drizzle some ketchup or chilli sauce at the tips & ends to make them to look bloody. Serve them with hummus, tahini, guacamole, chilli sauce etc.
Categories
- Meal Type: - Appetizer - Bake - Nibbles & Bites - Snacks
- Cuisines: - Fusion
- Occasions: - Halloween - Parties
- Ingredients: - Other Pulses
- Health and Diet: - Combination - Dairy Free - Detox - Diabetic - Egg Free - Gluten Free - Healthy - High Fibre - Low Carb - Sugar Free - Vegan
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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