Falafel
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Yields:
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8 half pitas
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cups dried garbanzo beans
- 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
- 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley leaves
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
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Sauce (optional)
- 1⁄4 cup tahini
- 1⁄4 cup cold water
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
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To serve
- 4 pita breads
- 2 cups lettuce, shredded
- 1 tomatoes, sliced thinly
- hot pepper sauce, to taste
directions
- Soak chickpeas in hot water until doubled in size - about 2 hours (I often let them soak overnight) Place in a food processor and chop finely.
- Add remaining ingredients down through red pepper and process until the mixture is coarsely pureed. Remove to a bowl and and stir in flour.
- With wet hands, form the chickpea mixture into patties. Oval patties will fit in pita halves best. I try to make 8 patties. Let stand for 15 minutes. While you're waiting, combine sauce ingredients (if making) and set aside.
- Pour oil in large skillet and heat. Saute patties until golden on both sides. Drain on paper towels if necessary.
- To serve: Warm pita breads in oven or microwave. Cut in half and open the pocket. Place a falafel patty in each half pita, garnishing with lettuce, tomato, and sauces as desired.
- Warning: I tried to make these with canned garbanzos. They were not very good - the texture was mushy, and the beans lacked the nutty taste that these get from the dried beans.
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Reviews
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This is the best, most flavorful falafel I've made. My husband could not stop asking me if I made it, from scratch?! Didn't crumble when fried, nice texture and the added onion really made them a lot more creamy inside than other recipes. Thank you, thank you, Sam-I-am. I do so like homemade falafel.
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This was VERY yum! Easy, worked as advertised. I used cilantro instead of parsley, as I had some on hand. I really didn't care for the sauce, though, so I made a quick one with sour cream, lemon juice, and garlic salt (again, what I had on hand). I definitely will be keeping this one on hand, thanks for posting!
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This was VERY yum! Easy, worked as advertised. I used cilantro instead of parsley, as I had some on hand. I really didn't care for the sauce, though, so I made a quick one with sour cream, lemon juice, and garlic salt (again, what I had on hand). I definitely will be keeping this one on hand, thanks for posting!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
dianegrapegrower
United States