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Falafel with Canned Chickpeas

Quick pan-fried falafel patties made from canned chickpeas, fresh parsley, garlic, and warm spices.

Yield12 patties
Prep20 mins
Cook10 mins
Total30 mins
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Falafel with Canned Chickpeas

Ingredients

  • 1½ (15 ounce) cans chickpeas, drained
  • 1½ onions, chopped
  • ¾ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1½ teaspoons ground coriander
  • 1½ teaspoons salt
  • 1½ teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper, or to taste
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
  • 1½ cups bread crumbs
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed

Method

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

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