Egyptian Falafel Recipe

Egyptian Falafel Recipe I

Ingredients:

• shell fresh or frozen fava beans of their pod and exterior skins
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp baking powder with scallion greens
• parsley
• cilantro

Preparation:

• In a food processor, puree the fava beans, garlic, salt, cumin, and baking powder with scallion greens, parsley, and cilantro.

• Form the falafel mixture into a ball, dip in toasted sesame seeds, and flatten. Refrigerate.

• Fry the falafels in vegetable oil and brown and crispy on both sides.

To make this dish something special, serve the falafels with a tahini dipping sauce:

• Add 1/2 cup tahini, 1 cup water water, juice of 1/2 lemon, 2-3 garlic cloves, salt to taste, and 1 tsp cumin to a food processor.

• Process until the mixture is smooth.