FALAFEL

Falafel is one of the most popular vegetarian snack in the middle east.These are patties made from chickpeas and spices and then deep fried.Its one of the best things to serve as an appetizer to a vegetarian or a non- vegetarian.It tastes great as it is along with any hot sauce but usually served in pita pockets or wrapped in a flat pita bread with hummus as base.

Canned chickpeas works good for this.If you dont have canned food in your area then you can soak the chickpeas overnight,pressure cook and then use them.

This is my post on day28 of RM2.

INGREDIENTS

Chickpeas - 1 can

garlic - 2 cloves

onion - 1 medium size ,diced large

cilantro/coriander leaves - a whole bunch

cumin pdr - 1 1/2 tsp

red chilli pdr - 1 tsp

coriander pdr - 1 1/2 tsp

lemon juice - 2 tsp

all purpose flour - 1/4 cup

bread crumbs - 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp

salt and pepper

oil for deep frying

METHOD

Heat some oil in a pan and fry the garlic and onions till their raw flavor disappears.Then add all the ingredients including the fried garlic and onions in a blender and blend them till they all come together.Do not add any water, that will make it very thin and will be very difficult to form tight patties.Also if water is present then the patties will absorb a lot of oil.Form lemon size balls from the mixture and gently flatten them.

Heat oil in a deep vessel.When its hot drop the patties very slowly one by one.Fry them till they turn golden brown.Do not overcrowd the pan that will make them very oily as well.PLace them on a paper towel to remove excess oil.Serve hot with hummus or any hot sauce or serve it wrapped in pita bread.

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