falafel

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  • Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
1 cup dried garbanzo beans, soaked in water to cover overnight and drained 1 cup dried fava beans, soaked overnight and drained and shelled1 yellow onion, grated3 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup filtered water ½ cup sesame seeds ½ cup garbanzo flour ¼ cup fine bulgar 2 tsp. ground cumin 2 tsp. ground coriander 2 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. cayenne pepper ½ tsp. red pepper flakes¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper 1 bunch finely chopped parsley Oil for deep-frying
Directions
Run the drained garbanzo beans and fava beans through the fine blade on your meat grinder or in your food processor.
Blend in all the remaining ingredients and let the mixture stand for 1 hour.
Form ¼ cup of mixture into little patties; or, you can form them into balls the size of walnuts.
Deep-fry in 375° oil until toasty brown and crunchy on the outside, about 4 minutes.

These can be made in advance and frozen, until ready to use.





Serving Size: 1 patty or 3 balls

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BEARHUGGER55.

Servings Per Recipe: 16
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 168.8
  • Total Fat: 4.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 99.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 24.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 8.2 g
  • Protein: 9.2 g

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