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tropit, One of our favorite meals! We have used Fava beans for making Falafel. We got them from an Arabic grocery store, about an hour away from us. It worked really well.
We always have dried chickpeas on hand so, we mostly use those and soak enough of them, so we can make Hummus, too. I've never tried baking the Falafel, we always fry them.
We also make the pitas and tzitzki. If we have zucchini or eggplant, we'll slice them lengthwise and roast them to add to the falafel and if we remember in time, we'll also make Harissa.
Carol