April is Arab American Heritage Month and we wanted to feature one of our favorite dishes from the Arab world – falafel. Falafel is wonderful street food. In the markets of the Eastern Mediterranean, ...

Popular in Middle Eastern cuisine, falafel are deep-fried fritters made with fava beans or chickpeas (or a combination of both) and a variety of spices. They are usually crunchy on the outside and ...

Few cooking techniques can transform ingredients as magically as frying. Fried food is half the reason most of us go to state fairs (let's be honest — no one goes for livestock contests) and people ...

How can you tell whether a falafel recipe is a good one? Two clues: 1) It begins by having you soak dried chickpeas, and 2) It ends by having you dunk the falafel in hot oil, for honest-to-goodness ...

The best-tasting veggie burger I've ever met is falafel. A product of the Middle East, falafel are deep-fried fritters made from ground chickpeas or fava beans that are tucked into pita pockets and ...