Falafel in health-food stores. While often used to make veggie burgers, it has become more widely used as a source of protein. In the United States, falafel's versatility has allowed for the reformulating of recipes for meatloaf, sloppy joes and spaghetti and meatballs into vegetarian dishes. Falafel is made from fava beans or chickpeas. The use of chickpeas is predominant in most Middle Eastern countries, such as Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. This version is the most popular in the West. In Egypt, fava beans, chickpeas, or often a combination of the two may be used. When chickpeas are used,
Chakapuli greens, garlic are added. The dish is cooked another 5 minutes in the oven and is rested for 5 minutes before serving. Chakapuli Chakapuli () is a Georgian stew. It is considered to be one of the most popular dishes in Georgia. It is made from lamb chops or veal, onions, tarragon leaves, cherry plums or tkemali (cherry plum sauce), dry white wine, mixed fresh herbs (parsley, mint, dill, coriander), garlic and salt.Chakapuli can also be made with beef or mushrooms instead of lamb. Chopped lamb is boiled with white wine in deep pan and then the pan is placed