Falafel burgers

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1. Pat the chickpeas dry with kitchen paper. Tip into a food processor along with the onion, garlic, parsley, spices, flour and a little salt. Blend until fairly smooth, then shape into four patties with your hands.
2. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan, add the burgers, then quickly fry for 3 mins on each side until lightly golden. Serve with toasted pittas, tomato salsa and a green salad.

Per serving

161 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 18g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 3g, salt 0.36 g

'These moist, delicious Falafel burgers had a nice, spicy kick and were great with a dollop of houmous. Ideal for a relaxed meal for friends or family.'

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  07 March 2008

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• linkevica

  08 March 2008

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  loved it.

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• frankie

  19 March 2008

  frankie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I will never buy ready made again. So quick, easy and tasty. It took longer to wash the food processor up than make these :)

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• bessie

  23 March 2008

  bessie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  wonderful and easy. as i have a toddler i prepared 2 patties without chilli and they were wonderful as well. will definetely do these again

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• Sanaria

  23 March 2008

  Sanaria rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really good, I found it easier to mash the chickpeas with hand, using a fork, then using a blender for the rest and mixing it all together. Tastes very good!!

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• chanters

  25 March 2008

  chanters rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Am I being daft or is the onion quantity missing from the list of ingredients? It says to add onion etc in the method section... I could be going mad too because I remember making these before and they were delicious but for the life of me can't decide whether I included onion or not!

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• Mark Eden

  25 March 2008

  Mark Eden commented on this recipe

  I agree with 'chanters', the onion quantity was missing from the list. I added half an onion and it worked out well. the dish was marvellous and i will definetley cook it again.

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• Dani

  31 March 2008

  Dani rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really surprised by how nice they were, even my really fussy housemate finished them!

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• lostkat

  01 April 2008

  lostkat rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely gorgeous. I cooked these for a vegetarian friend of mine and enjoyed them so much that I now make them regularly. So incredibly simple to make, yet super tasty with the added bonus of being low fat too. What more could you possibly ask for??

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• superkat

  04 April 2008

  superkat rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Thought these were great; made them nice and spicy and they had quite a kick! Will make again, maybe doing smaller, "traditional" falafel/meat ball size patties and serving with a tomato sauce.

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• Francoise Pascal

  06 April 2008

  Francoise Pascal rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious, my son is a vegetarian and I soemtime run out of recepies when he visits me with his fiancee. He loved it and thought the best he had ever tasted. Thanks a million

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• Alessandra

  06 April 2008

  Alessandra commented on this recipe

  It looks so good! I'll make it as soon as possible.

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• cat

  08 April 2008

  cat rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Quick, easy, bound together well, and absolutely delicious - will definitely not be buying the ready-made one again!

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• annemarie196

  10 April 2008

  annemarie196 commented on this recipe

  does anyone know if these freeze well? and then if they do is it best to cook from frozen or defrost first?!!...sorry bit of a novice in the kitchen!!

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• Loustar14

  12 April 2008

  Loustar14 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was my first time making anything with chick peas and I was pleasantly suprised! Im not overly keen on frying foods so instead I put the burgers in the oven for 20 minutes. They turned out well and I will probably make them again in this way.

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• jules

  12 April 2008

  jules commented on this recipe

  Tried these tonight, really delicious and so simple. My first time eating chick peas! but not my last.

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• PoppyD

  12 April 2008

  PoppyD rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Much preferred this falafel recipe to the other one here on BBC Food. I didn't have any fresh parsley/corriander to hand but these were still fab fab fab! Partner has requested they become a weekly feature and I am very interested to try Loustar14's idea of oven baking to reduce fat.

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• Toyosi

  13 April 2008

  Toyosi rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Such an easy recipe for something that tastes so good! Used caramalised onion humous instead of the salsa which worked really well

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• orbvalley

  20 April 2008

  orbvalley rated and commented on this recipe

  

  An absolute winner in our household. Served with a green salad and lime pickle. Will try coriander instead of parsley next time.

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• Alice

  23 April 2008

  Alice commented on this recipe

  Went down very well with hubby who usually feels cheated if I serve dinner without some kind of meat! Used coriander instead of parsley.

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Ingredients

• 400g can chickpeas , rinsed and drained
• garlic clove , chopped
• handful of flat-leaf parsley or curly parsley
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1⁄2 tsp harissa paste or chilli powder
• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• toasted pitta bread
• 200g tub tomato salsa , to serve
• green salad , to serve
• 1 small red onion , roughly chopped

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Difficulty and servings

Serves 4

Easily doubled

Preperation and cooking times

Prep 10 mins

Cook 6 mins

Vegetarian

Ingredients

• 400g can chickpeas , rinsed and drained
• garlic clove , chopped
• handful of flat-leaf parsley or curly parsley
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1⁄2 tsp harissa paste or chilli powder
• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• toasted pitta bread
• 200g tub tomato salsa , to serve
• green salad , to serve
• 1 small red onion , roughly chopped

Per serving

161 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 18g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 3g, salt 0.36 g

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