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Falafel
Photo: Mike Kenneally

Falafel

14 ingredients 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Crisp, hot and heady with spice, these easy falafel are a perfect part of the mezze platter.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

508
Calories
17g
Protein
11g
Fat
93g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Tahini 1 tbsp (15g) 89
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 450g/16oz dried chickpeas
  • 3 large cloves garlic
  • ¼ large bunch fresh parsley
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped (about twice as much as the amount of garlic
  • 2 medium potatoes
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • flakes, to taste dried chilli
  • 1-2 tsp ground cumin
  • , for frying sunflower oil
  • 3 tbsp tahini
  • 1 tbsp water, or as needed
  • 1-2 lemons
  • 1 clove garlic

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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