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Egyptian-style broad bean falafel

Egyptian-style broad bean falafel

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Egyptian-style falafel, made from dried fava beans instead of chickpeas: soaked, mixed with garlic, onion, cumin, parsley, and cilantro, and then deep-fri…

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Recipe from יוני2023, Gran, Rotemliss and 1 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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In Egypt, falafel, known as ta’amiya, are made with broad beans. The mixture, which is green due to parsley and cilantro, rests for an hour with baking soda before being fried. They are typically served in a pita bread with a salad and hummus.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting13 hr
  • Total13 hr 50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$8.68 $1.45 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

6 people
  • $7.53
  • $0.01
  • $0.11
  • $0.53
  • $0.21
  • $0.04
  • $0.25

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Soak the broad beans overnight in water. Drain them, peel them, and put them in the bowl of the food processor.
  2. Mix until you have a smooth puree, then add the baking soda and let it rest for about an hour.
  3. Add all the remaining ingredients and mix until you have a smooth mixture. ≈ 4 min
  4. With wet hands, form small balls and gently flatten them into small discs. ≈ 10 min
  5. Heat some oil in a large frying pan and cook the pancakes until they are golden brown on both sides.
  6. Serve in a pita, with a vegetable salad and homemade hummus. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Egyptian-style broad bean falafel

  • 500 g of dried fava beans (Egyptian fava beans)$7.53
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda$0.01
  • 2 teaspoons of cumin$0.11
  • 6 cloves of garlic, crushed$0.53
  • 1 medium onion, grated$0.21
  • salt and pepper$0.04
  • oil for deep frying$0.25

Total$8.68

that's $1.45 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of dried fava beans (Egyptian fava beans)
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons of cumin
  • 6 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • 1 medium onion, grated
  • 1 bunch of chopped parsley
  • 1 bunch of chopped cilantro
  • salt and pepper
  • Strong paprika (optional)
  • oil for deep frying

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