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Falafel is more commonly prepared with chickpeas; this falafel recipe is made with a combination of fava beans and chickpeas. Making falafel with fava beans is common in some Middle Eastern countries, and this recipe combines the two variations. Great recipe for Fava beans and chickpeas fried balls - falafel.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook fava beans and chickpeas fried balls - falafel using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Fava beans and chickpeas fried balls - falafel:

1. Prepare 4 cups dried fava beans, split and skinless
2. Get 1 1/2 cups dried chickpeas
3. Prepare 3 large onions, grated
4. Make ready 3 cloves garlic, crushed
5. Prepare 1 teaspoon baking soda
6. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
7. Take 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper powder
8. Get 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
9. Make ready 1 teaspoon dried coriander
10. Prepare 1 teaspoon salt
11. Prepare - For the tahini sauce:
12. Take 1/2 cup tahini, sesame paste
13. Make ready 1 clove garlic, crushed
14. Get 4 tablespoons lemon juice
15. Take 1/2 cup water
16. Get - For frying:
17. Take 1/2 teaspoon salt
18. Take 4 cups vegetable oil

This flavorful, filling vegetarian dish deserves a place on your table. #falafel #favabeans Chickpeas is predominately used as the main ingredients throughout the middle-east; for example, in many traditional Palestinian recipes. However, in Lebanon, most often a combination of both fava beans and chickpeas is used in a classic falafel recipe. Neither the fava beans or chickpeas are cooked prior to making the falafel. Traditional falafel is made from ground chickpeas or fava beans, herbs and spices.

Steps to make Fava beans and chickpeas fried balls - falafel:

1. Soak the fava beans and chickpeas in cold water for 24 hr.
2. Remove from water and drain well.
3. Put all the falafel ingredients in a food processor except the baking soda and the vegetable oil.
4. Blend well until you get a soft batter. Set aside to rest for 30 min.
5. Just before frying, add the baking soda to the falafel mixture and stir.
6. With a spoon or with your hands, form semi-flat balls, the size of a large walnut.
7. Heat the vegetable oil in a deep pan and deep-fry the falafel balls until crisp and golden brown on both sides. Remove when they float on surface. Drain on a kitchen absorbent paper.
8. To prepare the tahini sauce: with a spoon, mix the tahini with water until you get a smooth texture. Add the crushed garlic, lemon juice and salt. Mix again until you get a fluid sauce. Adjust lemon and salt to taste.
9. Serve falafel hot with tarator, pickles, tomato slices and pita bread.

The mixture is then formed into balls or patties and deep fried for a texture that's crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, sort of like a fritter. Falafel is a popular Middle Eastern "fast food" made of a mixture of chickpeas (or fava beans), fresh herbs, and spices that are formed into a small patties or balls. It's thought that falafel originated in Egypt as Coptic Christians looked for a hearty replacement for meat during long seasons of fasting or lent. Some Egyptian recipes on the other hand make it purely from Fava beans, with no chickpeas… so there, be creative and try it with different beans. Some folks even tried it with green peas.

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