Falafel

Ingredients

• two 15oz cans chickpeas (or 4 cups)
• 4 medium cloves garlic, minced
• 2 t cumin
• 1 t tumeric
• 1 t salt
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 1/4 cup packed minced parsley
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 T lemon juice
• few dashes cayenne pepper
• 1/3 cup flour
• oil for frying

Instructions

1. rinse and drain chickpeas
2. combine all ingredients except flour in food processor (or good blender, or big bowl) to blend/mix by hand until it’s a homogenous paste.
3. add flour and stir to combine well.
4. heat a pan, add some oil and wait for it to get hot. then add falafel balls–maybe tablespoons, maybe whatever size you can ball up in the crook of your palm. flatten them out a bit, so it resembles a thick pancake. saute on each side about 10 minutes, until crisp and browned. add oil as needed to coat bottom of pan.

Notes

• Source: Moosewood Cookbook
• Actually copied from someone’s blog copy of the recipe