Lazy College Kid's Easy Falafel

[foofie81]

Tonight I didn't get back to my dorm until late and making something for dinner was a real big concern.  Luckily I saw this recipe and had a can of garbanzos and most of the spices.  I didn't want to go to the store, but after I made the falafels and tasted their deliciousness I had to run out to get pita and hummus!  Very easy/tasty/quick!  They don't taste exactly like falafel you get in a middle eastern restaurant, but these are very good nonetheless!  Thanks for the recipe!

[fik]

i used a gluten free four mixture with mine... and added some xylitol...  it was easy and fast... next time i am going to use a bit less coriander and turmeric though... i liked it lots :]

[wwgrl]

I tried this today but mine turned out dry. I even used more lemon J. I baked them so maybe that is why.

[GenesisDiet]

These were delicious. I'm saving this recipe for future use. The only change I made was I used cilantro instead of parsley (untraditional, I know) It is what I had on hand and I'm not a huge parsley fan.

yumm yumm, Only thing that would have made them better would have been some tahini on top and hummus on the side. 

[pineappleprincess]

These were really good and easy! I am on a major falafel kick lately. Admittedly, there's no place to get them around here and I've only eaten them once or twice in restaurants, so I'm probably not the greatest judge of "authentic" taste. But I really liked that they used stuff I usually have around the house, because I hardly ever have tahini and most recipes call for that. I baked mine, brushing both sides lightly with olive oil and added a little more lemon juice and more cumin and red pepper flakes during the mixing. Fabulous! I didn't have anything to serve them with so I just ate them plain, but I bet they'd be even better in a pita with all the goods. Nice recipe.

[meganmoore]

This caught my eye because I don't have a food processor and I'm pretty terrible in the kitchen, so I figured any recipe with the words 'lazy' and 'college kid' would be my speed. And, yes. These were easy and delicious!

I omitted the parsley, onion and turmeric cause I don't have any. I also looked around at other falafel recipes and picked up a few ideas: add a bit of paprika and the equivalent of one egg of egg replacer. Another tip from another recipe was to omit the oil to avoid any oil/water separation. Hm.

Anyway, this was a great recipe! Perfect with hummus, pita and some veggies. Thank you.

[canadia]

Super easy to make. I was a little put off because it doesn't look like real Middle Eastern falafel (I baked it), but it tastes great!

[atsuko]

Very easy to make. I followed the recipe all the way. I tried both frying and baking to see which one would come better. Was a bit sad to find that when I tried to fry them after a little bit they just fell apart: no holding them together the ones that I baked came out really good! I was wondering what kind of sauce you have been eating these with? Interested to know

[shantastic]

Very easy to make. I followed the recipe all the way. I tried both frying and baking to see which one would come better. Was a bit sad to find that when I tried to fry them after a little bit they just fell apart: no holding them together the ones that I baked came out really good! I was wondering what kind of sauce you have been eating these with? Interested to know

i think it could depend on how moist your chickpeas are. i've used one brand that is a bit mushier than usual and the falafel didn't hold up as well when fried. you could try adding some cornstarch or flour to absorb some of the moisture.

as far as sauces go, i usually put on a bit of tahini and/or hummus. or ketchup, although that's not very traditional.

[chelsea_vegweb]

Loved it! Thanks for the quick and easy recipe!

[S_amplified]

turned out good.  I added some soy sauce and curry powder too.

they didn't have the crunchiness I wanted though

[4PeasInAPod]

I soo so want to make this, - Hub and kids are away for a week, so easy on cooking, trying to use stuff from our pantry, - now, what size can of garbanzos are we looking at ?
TIA, KiKi

[shantastic]

I soo so want to make this, - Hub and kids are away for a week, so easy on cooking, trying to use stuff from our pantry, - now, what size can of garbanzos are we looking at ?
TIA, KiKi

just a standard size can.

[4PeasInAPod]

umm, small standard or ? .... my prob is, I live in Germany and I have no idea if our standard size can is "your standard size can"... sorry !!!