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Ingredients:
* 1 can S&W garbanzo beans rinsed and drained a few times unless you want to buy the dried beans and soak them overnight.
* 1 medium white or yellow onion, roughly chopped (about 1 cup)
* 1 bunch tablespoons finely chopped fresh italian parsley (optional) about 1/4 cup
* 1 bunch tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro or chinese parsely. Use the roots, stems, everything!! about 1/4 cup
* 1-2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2-1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes more or less if you want spicy (optional)
* 4 cloves of garlic
* 1-2 Tbsp cumin
* 1-2 teaspoon baking powder
* 4-6 Tbsp flour
* fresh cracked black pepper to taste
* canola oil for deep or pan frying
* 1-2 large tomatoes chopped or 8-10 cherry tomates quarted
* 1-2 english or japanese cucumbers peeled and sliced or cubed chopped
* 1 chopped or sliced sweet red onion (optional)
* pita bread heated on a warm dry frying pan.
* 3-4 romaine leaf lettuce roughly chopped
Method:
1. Place the drained, chickpeas and the onions in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the parsley, cilantro, salt, hot pepper, garlic, and cumin. Process until blended but not pureed.
2. Sprinkle in the baking powder and 4 tablespoons of the flour, and pulse just a time or two. You want to add enough flour so that the dough forms a small ball and no longer sticks to your hands. Turn into a bowl and refrigerate, covered, for several hours.
3. Form the chickpea mixture into balls about the size of walnuts. Did you know that there are such tools as falafel scoops? They are available in Middle-Eastern markets. I use my cookie dough scoop which is about the same size. You can also make patties instead of balls.
4. Heat 3-4 inches of oil to 375 degrees in a deep pot and fry 1 ball to test. If it falls apart, add a little flour. Then fry about 6 balls at once for a few minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
We enjoy falafel stuffed into pita bread and then we add chopped tomato, lettuce cucumbers and the following yogurt sauce.
Yogurt Sauce for Falafel
* 1 cup no-fat, plain yogurt
* 3 tsp minced garlic
* 2 T fresh lemon juice
* 1 T dill leaves
* salt and pepper to taste!
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| prepped and ready! |
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| prepping to go into food processor! |
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| roll into balls and drop into hot deep fry oil!! Can be made into patties for falafel veggie burgers!! |
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| S&W Garbanzo Beans |
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