Best Falafel Chickpea Patties Recipes

FALAFEL WITH CANNED CHICKPEAS

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Falafel made with canned chickpeas - just like the ones you taste in a Greek restaurant. Makes about 12 patties. Serve with hummus or tzatziki sauce.

Provided by Dani

Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes Vegetarian

Time 30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 ½ (15 ounce) cans chickpeas, drained
1 ½ onions, chopped
¾ cup chopped fresh parsley
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 eggs
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 ½ teaspoons ground coriander
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 pinch ground black pepper, or to taste
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
1 ½ cups bread crumbs
1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed

Steps:

Mash chickpeas in a bowl using a masher. Combine mashed chickpeas, onions, parsley, and garlic in a blender and blend until smooth.
Mix eggs, cumin, coriander, salt, lemon juice, baking powder, black pepper, and cayenne together in a bowl. Add chickpea mixture and mix together. Add bread crumbs slowly and combine using your hands until mixture isn't sticky, but will hold together when frying.
Heat oil over medium-high heat in a skillet. Form mixture into about 12 patties about as wide as the palm of your hand. Fry patties in the hot oil until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 134.4 calories, Carbohydrate 21.5 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fat 3.3 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 5.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 571.1 mg, Sugar 2.2 g

FALAFEL PATTIES

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My husband loves this recipe, which is of Greek origin. I save any leftovers for his lunch the following day, and he says it tastes as good the second time around. Another nice thing about the recipe is that it's nutritious. -Jodie Sykes, Lake Worth, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 30m

Yield 9 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

2 cans (15 ounces each) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
2 green onions, minced
1 cup canned bean sprouts
1/4 cup sunflower kernels
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons canola oil
YOGURT SAUCE:
2 cups plain yogurt
1 green onion, minced
1 tablespoon dill weed
1 garlic clove, minced
9 pita bread halves
1 tomato, sliced
1 medium red onion, sliced
Lettuce leaves

Steps:

In a food processor, combine first 11 ingredients. Process until smooth. If mixture is moist, add a few more bread crumbs. Using a 1/3 cup measure, shape mixture into patties. , In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Fry patties until golden brown on both sides. Meanwhile, combine sauce ingredients. Stuff pita halves with patties, tomato, onion and lettuce. Spoon sauce into pitas. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 249 calories, Fat 9g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 31mg cholesterol, Sodium 553mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 10g protein.