Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2011

Too Bland

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ChefMina

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Whitestone, New York, USA

Living In: Bethpage, New York, USA

Reviewed: May 4, 2011

Creative dish. Used only 1/4 tsp. coriander for my preference. Seasonings smelled like felafel when cooking. I felt like it needed something, so I offered plain yogurt and a RED SAUCE to serve atop (one 15 oz. can of crushed tomatoes OR one can pureed diced, 1-2 Tbs. of red wine vinegar, two minced/pressed garlic cloves, salt and red pepper flakes to taste). This sauce is used on another Egyptian dish, kushari. I will try Arabic pepper in the filling next time for more complexity, which will taste more Mid-Eastern. Israeli couscous accompanied this nicely. Thanks for the recipe!

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joy-of-jesus-smileymom

Home Town: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2011

I used 1/4 teaspoon of coriander and about 8 ounces chickpeas. I melted italian cheese over a couple for my non vegetarian family memebers. Everyone loved it! Thanks for a great recipe.

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pebbles

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2011

im always looking for ways to use chickpeas and loved this recipe. The flavor was good. Next time I'll add a little less chickpeas and more veggies like diced tomatoes and spinach.

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AMiles

Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2011

We thought it was lacking in flavor. It needs some sort of sauce, cheese on top, etc. Very healthy, though.

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lilyorchid

Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2010

We all loved this just the way the recipe was written, no adjustments needed.

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grandma french

Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2010

really tasty, but the filling doesn't hold very well. I tried to use feta as a "binder" and it helped. Its a really cute idea and healthy too!

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collegechef08

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: College Park, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2010

Great dish- healthy, easy, and inexpensive to make. I added sun dried tomatoes and topped it with feta before serving. Will definitely be making this one again!

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Alycia

Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2010

Our entire family including our 11 month old and 3 1/2 year old loved this dish. We used one giant zucchini from our garden picked the day before. I followed this recipe exactly except I used 3/4 tsp coriander and 1 1/4 tsp cumin and used a leek instead of an onion. I did use the entire can of chickpeas. I took other's advice and pureed half of the mixture in the blender since i didn't have a Cuisinart. The only thing I would mention is our mixture was really wet so it probably would have been fine without blending half. It made it a little like a paste and had the texture of dahl but we still really liked it. I topped it with some parmesan the last 15 minutes or so of baking. For our 11 month old I blended the mixture before I added all the salt and he LOVED it. Our 3 1/2 year old scooped out all the filling and then ate some of the zucchini cut up. Overall a success! Oh and I covered it with foil for about half of the baking.

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Filaree

Reviewed: May 19, 2010

This was tasty but I thought the cumin over powered the other flavors. I only put 1 teaspoon, but I think next time I'll just put half or none at all. Good budget friendly recipe though.

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