Perfect Falafel

[survivalisnotanoption]

great recipe!

[veganbuddhabelly]

This makes the most perfect falafel I've ever had! They cooked amazingly well, they didnt even try to stick to the bottom of the pan and held together perfectly. Thanks for the great recipe 

[yabbitgirl]

Super simple, super good and they held together!! I fried mine in olive oil to assure the authentic MidEast taste. I must have made mine too big because I only got 2 dozen, not 35. By lowering the heat a bit when they started to brown, no baking was needed. It was hard to wait till they cooled enough to eat; I have the burned tongue to prove it!

[deathsentance]

what is whole meal flour?

[keda]

PERFECT indeed.
this was my first time making falafel but i have made chickpea burgers before that crumbled on me but this didn't  at all. it was crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. yum!

served this in a bed of greens and mayonnaise-horseradish dip. 

[AsaseKitchen]

These were great, the only changes I made is I used a gluten free flour mix instead of wholewheat meal.  Definitely a keeper!

[jessiek]

I made this last night and it was good.
I used a food processor instead of a blender to mince the beans.  I was worried that i didn't make the beans fine enough, but it worked out fine.  My first go at an egg substitute didn't work very well, so i just made a bit of cornstarch & water slurry and added about 1 Tbsp extra flour to the mix.  I think because of that problem i was having a hard time making small falafel balls stick together, so i ended up with 24 medium size portions.  I baked in over (spritz lightly with pam spray) and they crisped up very well. Maybe just a tad too dry on outside, but inside was nice and moist.

[hazz]

yummy! didn't have seeds so just used 1tsp cumin 1tsp ground coriander... and next time i'll probably use only 1/2 the salt.

[Living_My_Truth]

The trick is definitely to just used soaked chick peas and not fully cooked ones-they come out perfect with processed soaked chickpeas...I've tried some other recipes with cooked chick peas and it was a disaster.  I follow the recipe exactly except for using about half the amount of ground spices instead of seeds.  Also, I always double the recipe and freeze the extra for later.  YUM-we love these!!

[RedHedM]

These tasted good and held together well during frying.  This was my husband's first attempt to make homemade falafel.  He used canned chickpeas (about 1 1/2 cans) and it worked well.  His co-workers enjoyed them although I got none. boo hoo.  Next time......

[saidinjest]

what is whole meal flour?

It's the same thing as whole wheat flour. I had to look it up myself, and I'm glad I did before I went to the store to buy whole meal flour!

Anyway, I used this recipe last night and it turned out perfectly! Great job!

[mollysaint]

I've made this recipe almost once a week for 5 months now. My kids beg for it all the time and my husband too.
It's perfect, simple to adjust to what I have at home and they always turn out amazingly delicious.

Thank you!

[jt_hall]

I thought I completely screwed this up! I was kind of nervous, too since we had our neighbours over for dinner.

However, I realized close to the end of cooking them that the oil wasn't hot enough. *sigh*.

They still were delicious and I will definitely make them again. They were a lot easier than I thought they would be!

 

[deviant]

This was pretty good. I used canned chickpeas and cumin and coriander powder.
When I fried them in oil, some did start to break apart. I had to bake about 20 mins in the oven after frying.
They tasted good, but I think I still prefer this falafel recipe http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=4887.0