| Oh falafel! You can't beat a good falafel, so tasty, | | | | boil for five minutes and then simmer for a |
| so filling and so good for you! Try out this simple | | | | further hour. Allow to cool and then mix with |
| recipe but be warned falafels are very, very | | | | onion, garlic, parsley, coriander, cumin, flour; and |
| addictive! Throughout the Middle East you can | | | | salt and pepper to taste in a bowl. Mash by hand |
| gorge on falafel, from the street sellers to the | | | | or blend in a food processor, you should get a |
| best restaurants, you can sample countless | | | | thick, consistent paste. Form this mixture into |
| variations, each one claiming to be the perfect | | | | small balls about the size of a squash or ping pong |
| falafel. The actual falafel is a fried ball made from | | | | ball and slightly flatten. Deep fry in very hot oil |
| spiced chickpeas and or/fava beans, they are | | | | until golden brown, this should take five or six |
| usually served in pitta bread called lafa, topped | | | | minutes. |
| with salads, vegetables and sauces. | | | | Fling the balls into fresh pitta bread with lettuce, |
| You will need the following ingredients: | | | | tomatoes, tahini, salt and pepper - tasty falafel! |
| One cup of dried chickpeas | | | | Serves four. |
| One onion | | | | Tahini is a sesame seed paste. You will need five |
| Three cloves of garlic, chopped | | | | cups of sesame seeds and one and half cups of |
| Three tablespoons of fresh parsley, chopped | | | | olive oil. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Celsius, |
| One teaspoon of coriander | | | | place the sesame seeds inside for 5-10 minutes, |
| One teaspoon of cumin | | | | do not allow to brown and shake them around a |
| Two tablespoons of flour | | | | few times with a fish slice. Allow to cool, then |
| Salt | | | | place in a food processor with the olive oil and |
| Pepper | | | | blend. You should achieve a thick, gloopy but |
| Olive oil | | | | pourable texture. Add more oil until you achieve |
| Soak the chickpeas in cold water overnight. Drain | | | | this desired consistency. |
| them, place them in fresh water and bring to the | | | | |