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Fava Bean Falafel
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5 Reviews
alisamcd
April 21, 2020
This recipe was a giant disappointment. We used fresh fava beans, which the recipe says you can do and the falafel balls completely dissolved in the oil. It was such a waste of ingredients and time and it makes me angry that someone was allowed to post such a stupid recipe. If the recipe is just for dried beans, you should say that!
Ellyn O.
May 11, 2020
We also used fresh fava beans. Mine totally disintegrated when I tried to fry as directed, but we came back by using the air fryer for the rest of the batch. Not exactly what we were hoping for but at least dinner was saved.
Jodie G.
May 7, 2017
My falafels turned to mush. Could not roll them into a ball and generally were not right consistency. I followed the recipe but not sure what went wrong...
Rachaele O.
June 24, 2018
Probably because you shouldn't use canned chickpeas. I know the recipe says to, but don't. What you could do is roast the chickpeas first to dry them out or leave them out completely.
Rachaele O.
June 24, 2018
Also could be that you blended too much. Shouldn't be a puree, just pulsed beans.
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