Spicy falafels

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• Kim

  07 February 2010

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• cakemadlady

  30 March 2010

  cakemadlady rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Mine didn't bind together very well, very wet and mucky. I coated them in flour and put them in the fridge to firm up but still very crumbly. Tasted a bit bland too. Will adapt the recipe next time.

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• jaxzmusic

  05 April 2010

  jaxzmusic rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really good idea to have it with the chilli sauce and yoghurt. Guilt free indulgence!!! :P x

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• rmellor18

  09 April 2010

  rmellor18 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious!

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• Elle

  15 April 2010

  Elle rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Unfortunately I'm not a fan of this recipe. I took other's advice and forwent the eggs and used flour, and it resulted in solid falafel's, they just happened to taste like little patties of dried out wallpaper paste. But if you are looking for falafel's that stay together I'd go for the above advice.

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• E.M.H

  16 May 2010

  E.M.H rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Not much flavour to these if I'm honest, I think I would add more spice, having said that they did all dissapear quite quickly and theyr'e a brilliant veggie alternative to a burger. I added a couple of tablespoons of flour to the mixture to help bind them all together and this worked well. we will have them again but if you like spicy things add a bit more!

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• Jenni

  17 June 2010

  Jenni commented on this recipe

  This is not a very good recipe. Traditional falafels are made with raw chickpeas and/or broadbeans, soaked overnight and then ground. Also, there is not usually egg.

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• JohannaH91

  19 July 2010

  JohannaH91 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  These turned out great. I had to be gentle when turning them in the pan to make sure they didn't fall apart! I didn't like the idea of using egg to bind because they were already quite wet. They were delicious cold too!

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• Julie Bahrain

  05 November 2010

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• rookie chef

  06 November 2010

  rookie chef rated and commented on this recipe

  

  A bit bland but with a bit of sweet chilli sauce pretty good recipe!

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• Lynneka

  09 November 2010

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• Bene

  14 November 2010

  Bene rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Being VERY new to cooking myself, I thought it was my inexperience that caused them to fall apart. Glad the more experienced had the same trouble as me. Thanks for all the tips. Going to try the flour or breadcrumb route. I do agreed that they should be more spicy.

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• AbbieChallen

  28 November 2010

  AbbieChallen commented on this recipe

  HELP! Do they mean 105 calories per Falafel!?

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• Yorkshire Bex

  16 December 2010

  Yorkshire Bex rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Yum, I used my food processor to blend these, added extra chilli flakes and smoked paprika, plus breadcrumbs as my mix was quite wet. I made them into 12 balls rather than patties and chilled in the fridge for an hour before frying. They didn't break up in the pan, but I used two spoons to turn them over rather than tongs. Would probably try less egg next time, have made an other recipe using flour, but they didn't turn out well.

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• VeggieSara

  20 December 2010

  VeggieSara rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely awful. Don't waste your time or ingredients on this recipe. Wish I had read the other comments before and I wouldn't have bothered making them. The mixture was initially too runny to mould into any thing resembling patties, and so I added some flour...still very runny...and then I added some more flour...still very runny....and then I added some more flour...well, you get the picture. I ended up with hard little bullets of shallow fried dough that tasted like dust. Needless to say, these ended up in the bin. What a waste of perfectly good ingredients.

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• Matt Phillips

  12 January 2011

  Matt Phillips rated and commented on this recipe

  

  these were lush! very easy to make - great in a pitta. yummy and cheap meal for students!! I like them hot so I added some chilli powder.

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• Robyn

  02 February 2011

  Robyn rated and commented on this recipe

  

  quite dissapointing really... very bland indeed. Need somekind of curry paste/powder or soemthing, i dont know! Dont think I'd make again :(

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• Kaat

  03 February 2011

  Kaat rated and commented on this recipe

  

  very nice

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• forehead84

  09 March 2011

  forehead84 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  A great platform recipe for variations - I always add sesame and black onion seeds along with chopped chilli, I mix these in as they burn easily if used as a coating. If your having a crumbly problem just stick the mixture in the fridge to chill for a hour or two and they become easier to get crispy without drying out. Must recommend these with houmous, chilli jam, salad, grated carrot and tortilla wraps instead of pittas.

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• victoria-short

  03 April 2011

  victoria-short rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I did them in pitta for a lunch, delicious!!! will deff be making these again, very tasty! (I used sweet chili sauce with them as I found it quite dry with nothing)

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Ingredients

• 2 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil
• 1 small onion , finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 400g can chickpeas , washed and drained
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander (or use more cumin)
• handful parsley , chopped, or 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
• 1 egg , beaten

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Serves 6

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Prep 10 mins

Cook 10 mins

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Ingredients

• 2 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil
• 1 small onion , finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 400g can chickpeas , washed and drained
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander (or use more cumin)
• handful parsley , chopped, or 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
• 1 egg , beaten

Per Falafel

105 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 8g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 2g, sugar 1g, salt 0.27 g

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