Falafel Recipes

Falafel is very popular in the Middle East as a fast food. Vendors sell it on the street corners in Cairo. As a main dish, it is served as a sandwich, stuffed in pita bread with lettuce, tomatoes, and tahini. ... [full story]

This Middle Eastern snack is also known as ta’amia. Falafel is a very popular food in the Arab East and is also very common in Isreal, where it is regarded as a national food. Although falafel is made from chickpeas ... [full story]

This Middle Eastern snack is also known as ta’amia. Falafel is a very popular food in the Arab East and is also very common in Isreal, where it is regarded as a national food. Although falafel is made from chickpeas ... [full story]

Tahini sauce always accompanies falafel; it's also traditional for dressing simple plates of fried, broiled or roasted fish. The sauce lends a platter of steamed or roasted vegetables a spark of flavor and richness they might lack on their own. ... [full story]

Although falafel is made from chickpeas over here, in Lebanon it is usually made from dried fava beans, with a handful of dried chickpeas sometimes thrown in. Favas have a wonderful flavor, but if you can't find them, dried white ... [full story]