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Falafel from the box—a better way
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Falafel, pictured herewith tahini dressing, is a classic Middle Eastern
dish popular all around the world. To get a real falafel, you
need to go to Israel, but this will do you in the meantime!
This recipe serves 3-4 people. |
I'll tell you what you can do
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Falafel
is easy to make by buying the mix from your local international
supermarket. However, you've probably noticed that it never
tastes sooo good! That's because the mix lacks the most important
ingredient (besides the chickpeas). That ingredient is
cilantro. It also lacks spices, but we can fix that!
Here's how to fix the falafel box
problem. Follow
the directions on the box, but also add a large bunch of
minced cilantro. Falafel is supposed to be green on the
inside! Also take this opportunity to add more spices (except
salt-- the box has too much already), namely lots of cumin,
corriander, and if you like spice, some kind of curry powder
or tobasco. You may need to vary the quantity of water
added to accomodate the extra ingredients.
Allow to sit covered for at least
30 minutes before frying. Deep fry the falafel balls a
few at a time. When you're done eat your falafel with some
homemade hummus or with tahini sauce.
And why not? Pepperocinis and pickles too!
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Falafel
Tip
The most common problem people encounter when cooking falafel is
that the mixture falls apart as soon as it hits the hot oil.
This happens if you don't leave the mixture to sit for at
least 30 minutes prior to frying. Your patience is rewarded
with falafel that is sooo good!
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New! Write a comment about this recipe:
T.L. writes:
(01 Nov 2011, 17:43)
Dear Moti,
Loved the recipe! Can you freeze the dough?
Thanks!
Moti writes:
(29 Jun 2011, 12:11)
Dear Amar,
I agree with you that deep-fried foods are not ideal. However, even though
I have tried, I have never found a baked (non-fried) falafel tasty at all.
In the end, a falafel generally eaten with lots of vegetables and pickles
and the overall meal is quite healthy. Another suggestion is to make your
falafel balls bigger rather than smaller and they will soak less grease.
-Moti
amar das writes:
(29 Jun 2011, 05:48)
Dear Moti, the receipe is gr8 but it has lots of oil as its deep fried.is
there any way to skip the frying part??is baking possible???
amar
Joeie writes:
(13 Apr 2011, 17:01)
Sounds great to me BWDHITK
BARB writes:
(07 Aug 2010, 12:15)
Dear Moti,
Thanks for the great recipe!!!!!
It's awesome.
Barb
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