Comments on: An easy Falafel recipe

By: shooky

shooky — Sat, 21 May 2011 07:49:08 +0000

the bread – doesn’t matter much.
meat grinder – much better if you have one, and also makes it possible to make the falafel without any bread at all.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:04:26 +0000

Are The 2 slices of white bread dried or fresh. And how are you crumbing them by hand or in a food processor . and last but by far not least do you recommend the meat grinder vs food processor

By: shooky

shooky — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:38:15 +0000

JM – it should be firm but chewable.

By: shooky

shooky — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:37:01 +0000

yap
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriander

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By: Pete

Pete — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:59:52 +0000

I’ve seen many recipes and some call for baking soda, some call for baking powder, and so call for none of the above. I’m confused. :<(

And when you say fresh coriander, I assume you mean fresh cilantro?

Thanks,

Pete

By: JM

JM — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:28:57 +0000

Should the chickpeas still be fairly hard after soaking?

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By: Ancy

Ancy — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:04:14 +0000

My falafels are disintegrating into the oil when I tried this recipe I was so frustrated coz I was really excited to have this for dinner. Ate cheese omelette and sausages instead and had a nightmare about the falafels! Why are they falling apart like that???

By: shooky

shooky — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 02:39:21 +0000

@Paul – it was probably the flavor of ground fresh coriander.

By: Rik

Rik — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:32:49 +0000

Just made this tonight, and it worked like a charm. recommended recipe!

By: Heather - Farmgirl Gourmet

Heather - Farmgirl Gourmet — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 03:27:26 +0000

I had the same issue as others with the falafel’s falling apart in the oil. I let the bread and ceci mixture sit for 45 minutes and did not add any extra water. The falafel’s stuck together nicely until they went in the oil where they disintegrated. I was left with very small and squishy patties. Very disappointing and I should’ve read the reviews.

On another note, the Hummus recipe was fabulous. Everyone enjoyed tremendously. Thanks for your blog.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:04:13 +0000

Tried it tonight and it was great! I had a little trouble keeping it together on a few and had to strain my oil. I forgot the baking soda and they were super fluffy, not as dense as I thought it was going to be. I will make them again and try to figure out how to keep them together better next time.

By: Renee Hartless

Renee Hartless — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:08:33 +0000

Jinnie thanks for the suggestion about wetting your hands before you make the balls and pressing them tight to keep them from falling apart in the oil, THANK-YOU!!! I could not keep them from falling apart now matter how I altered my mixture: drier, moister, finer, courser… I wet my hands before each patty and the exterior was divine! This was using the same exact mixture of which the first skillet full crumbled so badly the oil could not be salvaged. Also I made the second batch a little thicker and fried them good before I messed with them.