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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. 1. Place lentils, 1/4 cup flour, cumin, garlic, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste in a food processor and process until almost smooth. Add onion, parsley and eggs; process to combine. Transfer mixture to a bowl. Check to see if the mixture can be somewhat formed into balls, if it needs more thickness, continue adding flour a little at a time until you can work with it. The mixture will remain soft and pudding-like, but you should be able to work with it. (If you do not have a food processor you can use a potato masher and elbow grease). | 2. 2. Combine remaining 1/2 cup flour with salt and pepper to taste. Form lentil mixture into 1-1/2-in. balls; coat with seasoned flour. I found it helpful to coat my hands with the flour to form the balls and that was enough flour to make a nice brown crust on the falafels. Deep fry balls in 350°F oil 3-5 min., or until crisp but fluffy; drain and keep warm. | 3. 3. Serve warm with pita and tzatziki. I also stuffed my pita with some spinach and shredded carrots and it was great. Get creative and use whatever veggies you have on hand. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
lentil	4	cups	cooked used	326.48	68.1912	27.5968	1.694
flour	3/4	cup	divided	273.42	20.1096	23.8203	13.0095
cumin	2	teaspoons	ground	15.75	1.8581	0.748	0.9353
garlic clove	2		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
lemon juice	1 -2	tablespoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
brown onion	1/2	cup	chopped	49.56	8.0004	0.0	1.9942
parsley	1/4	cup	chopped	5.4	0.9495	0.4455	0.1185
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
vegetable oil				-	-	-	-
pita bread				-	-	-	-
tzatziki				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.