Felafel Recipe
Felafel Recipe Ingredients: 4 cups cooked chickpeas (2cups, soaked 1.5 hours, boiled until very soft) 2 beaten eggs 3 cloves garlic (crushed) 1/2 cup *each*, finely minced, celery and scallions 1/2 tsp ground cumin 3 Tbs tahini 1/2 tsp tumeric 3 Tbs flour 1/4 tsp cayenne, dash black pepper 1.5 tsp salt Instructions: Mash chickpeas well (make sure they are cooked well enough to be mashable). Combine with other ingredients. Chill well. With floured hands, make the batter into one-inch-diameter balls. Dust each one lightly with flour. Heat a two inch pool of oil in heavy skillet to 365 degrees. Deep fry felafel until golden brown, serve immediately. My Modifications: I usually use 1-2 tsp of cayenne because I like them spicy. I usually heat the oil in my wok and then drop the batter into the wok by spoonfuls. Don't put too many in the wok at a time or the temp. will drop. I peel, seed and slice cucumber, cube tomato and grab a bunch of alfalfa sprouts an...
