Taameya (Egyptian Falafel)
Fava-bean patties measured dry before refrigerated soaking, with leek and coriander.
Preparation: 15 min · Cooking: 20 min · Total: 12 hr 29 min · 2 servings
Ingredients
- 240 ml dried peeled split fava beans, measured before soaking
- 60 ml fresh coriander leaves
- 120 ml chopped leek
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp ground coriander seed
- salt, to taste
- 480 ml initial vegetable frying oil
- soaking/rinsing water, discarded
- additional frying oil only if vessel depth requires (optional)
Instructions
Measure and prepare
Measure 240 ml beans dry, then soak in plenty of separate water at ≤4°C in the refrigerator, beginning checks around 12 hours. Follow a suitable product’s preparation directions and drain thoroughly. Do not hold overnight at room temperature or treat soaking as cooking.
Do not hold overnight at room temperature or treat soaking as cooking.
Measure and prepare: 43200 seconds
Prepare the components
Wash leek and coriander separately, then process drained beans with 120 ml leek, 60 ml coriander leaves, garlic and salt. Stop/scrape safely with the machine off; begin texture checks after 3 minutes, usually 3–4, until a fine uniform paste forms. Never taste raw bean paste.
Never taste raw bean paste.
Prepare the components: 180 seconds
Build the base
Transfer to a clean bowl and beat with a fork, checking from 2 minutes until workable and aerated. Mix in all 1 tsp ground coriander. Keep waiting paste at ≤4°C and work in manageable batches.
Keep waiting paste at ≤4°C and work in manageable batches.
Build the base: 120 seconds
Combine carefully
Shape patties approximately 4 cm wide and no more than about 1 cm thick. Heat 480 ml initial oil to monitored 175°C in a suitable deep dry vessel, adding conditional oil only for depth; never fill above halfway.
Heat 480 ml initial oil to monitored 175°C in a suitable deep dry vessel, adding conditional oil only for depth; never fill above halfway.
Cook and check
Fry uncrowded batches around 175°C, turning as needed, beginning checks at 4–5 minutes. Continue until centres are fully cooked and soft without raw/gritty bean paste; crust colour alone is insufficient. Use utensils, not fingers over oil, and drain on suitable absorbent paper.
Use utensils, not fingers over oil, and drain on suitable absorbent paper.
Cook and check: 240 seconds
Finish the cooking
For 8 servings use 960 ml dry beans, 480 ml leek, 240 ml coriander leaves, 12 garlic cloves, 4 tsp ground coriander and 1920 ml initial oil (8 cups). Half uses 120 ml dry beans, not 120 ml soaked beans. No soaked yield/gram conversion is inferred. Fava beans are unsuitable for people advised to avoid them due to G6PD deficiency; frying does not remove that restriction.
Fava beans are unsuitable for people advised to avoid them due to G6PD deficiency; frying does not remove that restriction.
Check before serving
Serve fully cooked patties warm in 2 portions. Follow product preparation requirements, not a claimed certified toxin-inactivation schedule. Refrigerate leftovers in shallow portions within 1 hour at ≤4°C; use within 24 hours and reheat at most once to 74°C.
Refrigerate leftovers in shallow portions within 1 hour at ≤4°C; use within 24 hours and reheat at most once to 74°C.
Tips
- Instructions describe the original 2-serving batch. Ingredient controls scale the list to 1 or 8 servings: exactly half or fourfold. One cup is 240 ml, one tbsp 15 ml and one tsp 5 ml. Dry volumes are not gram weights. Use equivalent vessels and manageable batches; times are first checks, not linear scaling rules.
Common mistakes
- Do not add unlisted ingredients or rely on fixed times and surface browning alone.
Substitutions
- Use the stated source states and alternatives; check product directions and allergens.
Storage
Refrigerate promptly within 1 hour in shallow portions at ≤4°C. Use within 24 hours from preparation, including cooling. These are conservative household limits, not a validated shelf life.
Reheating
Reheat leftovers at most once to 74°C throughout, then serve immediately. Keep unused portions refrigerated.
About this recipe
Fava-bean patties measured dry before refrigerated soaking, with leek and coriander.
Editorial approval does not establish independent kitchen testing. Check allergens and follow safe food handling.