Yummy Falafel
Falafel recipe
Yield
8 servingsPrep
20 minCook
15 minReady
40 minLow Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Sugar-Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups |
chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
cooked, 1 pound |
|
| ⅓ | cup |
water
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
unbleached all-purpose flour
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
parsley leaves
chopped |
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
black pepper
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
cumin
ground |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
turmeric
ground |
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
basil
dried |
*
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
marjoram
dried |
*
|
| 8 | each |
pita bread rounds
|
* |
| ½ | cup |
onions
chopped |
|
| 1 | each |
tomatoes
diced |
|
| 1 | cup |
lettuce
shredded |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 473 | ml |
chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
cooked, 1 pound |
|
| 79 | ml |
water
|
|
| 15 | ml |
unbleached all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
parsley leaves
chopped |
|
| 3.8 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
black pepper
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
cumin
ground |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
turmeric
ground |
|
| 1.3 | ml |
basil
dried |
*
|
| 1.3 | ml |
marjoram
dried |
*
|
| 8 | each |
pita bread rounds
|
* |
| 118 | ml |
onions
chopped |
|
| 1 | each |
tomatoes
diced |
|
| 237 | ml |
lettuce
shredded |
|
Directions
Grind the chickpeas through the coarse blade of a meat grinder or in the container of a food processor.
Add the remaining ingredients, with the exception of the last 6 ingredients.
Mix well. The mixture will be soft.
Preheat the oven, form the mixture into 1 inch balls, coat with the flour and fry, in a basket, four or five at a time, in the hot oil.
The balls rise to the surface and are light brown when cooked.
This takes about 2 minutes.
Drain on paper towels. Serve in whole wheat pita halves with chopped onion, tomato, and shredded lettuce.
