Falafel I

Name: Falafel I
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 cup chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained; 4 clove garlic - peeled and sliced; 3 tablespoon peanut butter; 1 green onion, chopped; 1 onion, cut into chunks; 1 egg; ¼ teaspoon ground coriander; ¼ teaspoon ground cumin; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon corn oil

27 Ratings
24 Reviews
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Chickpeas pureed with garlic, peanut butter, onions, egg, soy sauce and spices, then formed and fried. Excellent when served in a pita with sliced tomato, cucumber and yogurt.

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Recipe Summary

prep:

10 mins

cook:

20 mins

total:

30 mins

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Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1

In a food processor or blender puree chickpeas. To the chickpeas add garlic, peanut butter, green onion, onion, egg, coriander, cumin, cayenne pepper and soy sauce; process until well mixed. Shape into balls, using about 1 tablespoon for each.

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Step 2

Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Brown balls on all sides.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

282.17 calories; 11.45 g protein; 33.74 g carbohydrates; 12.33 g fat; 46.5 mg cholesterol; 659.98 mg sodium.Full Nutrition

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Anonymous

01/25/2015

Love the touch of peanut butter in these! Great taste! I'll be making these again!

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Anonymous

03/22/2011

This was not like falafel at all. More like chickpea pancake. I added extra beans more spices and 1/2 c flour and finally got the dough to come together. i think the omission of peanut butter in the future might help but I REALLY wish people would rate a recipe low if it doesn't work when one follows the instructions.

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Anonymous

12/08/2003

This recipe was very good. The recipe should be more specific regarding the use of creamy peanut butter. If you use a chunky peanut butter you get too much of a peanut concentration in your falafel.

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Anonymous

07/14/2003

Mine came out a little thin so I thickened it with more peanut butter and some soy flour to get a dough-like consistency. (Great way to up the protein content even more!) I also upped the spices to compensate. It came out very good! (I used crunchy peanut butter because I like the texture). Note that this recipe makes approximately 40 individual balls with four or five filling up one pita.

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Anonymous

07/14/2003

The flavor was perfect but no matter what i did it was too thin and wouldn't stay in a ball

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Anonymous

08/10/2003

I guess I should have read the reviews before making this. On the positive side this recipe was extremely easy and quick to make it smelled and tasted wonderful and I will definitely make it again. As others have mentioned however the mixture was not solid enough to form into balls so I had to take away a star for that.

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Anonymous

08/25/2005

This recipe is a great start for falafel. I added additional spices of celery salt much more garam marsala (as I had no coriander on hand and it contains coriander AND cumin.) Lots of black pepper and some gluten free bread crumbs finished this off nicely. I also let is sit in the fridge for awhile before frying it helps firm it up.

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Anonymous

07/14/2003

As with all recipes there is always critcism....this recipe lacks flavor and body. It was a good start but required an awful lot of tweaking to get both a good flavor and consistency. I added a bit more coriander and some curry powder (as the pantry was lacking garam masala) and some bread crumbs.

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Anonymous

01/20/2005

great flavor but I added 4 cups of bread crumbs to be able to make into patties and fry.

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Anonymous

10/07/2003

Way too thin. Could not have made a ball out of it if I wanted. Excellent flavor. Just poured it into the pan and fried it. Looking for something more like a Burger. Any ideas????

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Anonymous

09/22/2010

After reading the top few reviews I made some adjustments (of course). The crumbliness of the falafel is easily solved by adding an extra egg. Simple and effective. I did the following for spices: 1/4 tsp cumin 1/4 tsp cayenne 1/4 tsp garam masala and 3 heaping tsp's of bread crumbs. I actually forgot the onion altogether but it wasn't a big deal. I cooked the falafel and put it smashed in a wrap with romaine lettuce diced roma tomatoes plenty of yellow onion and 1000 island dressing. Would make it this way again for sure. I only rated 3 stars because well I made so many changes I didn't really eat the product of the original recipe.

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Nutritional Information

Falafel I

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Calories: 282.17

% Daily Value *

protein: 22.91 %

carbohydrates: 10.88 %

dietary fiber: 27.15 %

sugars: 0 %

fat: 18.97 %

saturated fat: 11.37 %

cholesterol: 15.5 %

vitamin a iu: 3.52 %

niacin equivalents: 30.27 %

vitamin b6: 45.68 %

vitamin c: 12.91 %

folate: 57.06 %

calcium: 8.35 %

iron: 24.34 %

magnesium: 22.16 %

potassium: 10.71 %

sodium: 26.4 %

thiamin: 6.36 %

calories from fat: 0 %

percent of calories from carbs: 0 %

percent of calories from fat: 0 %

percent of calories from protein: 0 %

percent of calories from sat fat: 0 %

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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Anonymous

12/08/2003

This recipe was very good. The recipe should be more specific regarding the use of creamy peanut butter. If you use a chunky peanut butter you get too much of a peanut concentration in your falafel.

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Anonymous

07/14/2003

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Anonymous

07/14/2003

The flavor was perfect but no matter what i did it was too thin and wouldn't stay in a ball

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Anonymous

08/10/2003

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Anonymous

08/25/2005

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Anonymous

07/14/2003

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Anonymous

01/20/2005

great flavor but I added 4 cups of bread crumbs to be able to make into patties and fry.

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(6)

Anonymous

10/07/2003

Way too thin. Could not have made a ball out of it if I wanted. Excellent flavor. Just poured it into the pan and fried it. Looking for something more like a Burger. Any ideas????

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Anonymous

09/22/2010

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03/22/2011

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