Falafell

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Preparation Time: 00:30 Cooking Time: 00:30 Total Time: 0 mins 30

Ingredients

Falafel Balls:
1/2 cup broken wheat (dalia)
2 cups coarsely crumbled stale whole wheat bread
16 oz can garbanzo beans,drained and rinsed
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 large cloves garlic (lehsun), finely chopped
4 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
1 1/2 tsp dry red chilli flakes (paprika)
1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) powder
1/3 cup finely sliced spring onions
1 1/2 tsp salt
oil for frying
4 round pita breads, warmed and halved
2 tomatoes, sliced
1 cucumber, julienned
1 capsicum, sliced
3 spring onions, sliced
1 cup loosely packed finely shredded lettuce
1/2 cup tahini or yoghurt sauce

Method

In a bowl, cover the bulgur with cold water and allow to soak for 30
Minutes. while the bulgur is soaking, put the bread in another bowl, cover
With cold water and soak for 15 minutes. drain the bread in a colander,
Squeezing out the excess moisture. drain the bulgur well through a fine
Sieve. in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal chopping
Blade, combine the garbanzos, lemon juice, garlic, cilantro, pepper
Flakes, cumin, black pepper and scallions. process with an off-on motion
Until the mixture is finely chopped. transfer the mixture to a bowl. stir
In the bulgur and bread and mix well. scoop about 2 tablespoons of the
Mixture and shape into a ball or patty. set the patties aside on a plate.
Heat 1 inch of oil in a heavy 12 inch skillet over medium high heat until
Very hot but not smoking. add the patties to the pan without crowding and
Fry for 2-3 minutes, turning once, until golden brown all over. as the
Patties brown, transfer to paper towels to drain and keep warm while
Frying the remainder. to serve, tuck 3-4 balls or patties in each pita
Half. add several slices of tomato, cucumber, and bell pepper, and a
Sprinkling of scallions and lettuce. drizzle with the tahini and serve
Immediately.

This recipe was contributed by sonaprem on 13 Feb 2002

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