Mint Pea Falafel make a tasty lunch but are equally delicious served as a party nibble alongside drinks. These falafel can be deep fried, shallow fried, or cooked in an air-fryer, depending how healthy you feel like being.
I first had proper falafel in Brighton about five years ago, in a little back street cafe on a rare break away without kids in tow. The falafel came served with house-made pitta bread, lightly pickled cabbage, piles of hearty salad vegetables, hummus and some punchy chilli pickles. They were blissful. Unforgettably blissful.
Me being me, as soon as I got home, I started to recreate my experience. All of the add-ons were easy to assemble at home, but the falafel themselves were more of a challenge. At that point I had never deep fried any food myself. The thought of it intimidated me immensely – both from a health perspective and that niggling question: will I end up burning down the house?…
