Falafel ( traditional middle- eastern snacks ,  this recipe has my take in this time )

 Ingredients -

 (about 2 cups) dry chickpeas/garbanzo beans

1 small onion, roughly chopped

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 

3-5 cloves garlic (I prefer roasted)

1 1/2 tbsp flour

  salt - to taste 

2 tsp cumin

1 tsp ground coriander

1/4 tsp black pepper

dry roasted red chili 2nos

 cardamom - 3 whole pieces 

Vegetable oil for frying

 1 tsp dry roasted seasame

1/4th of dry coconut                    

RECIPE - 

Pour the chickpeas into a large bowl and cover them by about 3 inches of cold water. Let them soak overnight.

Drain and rinse the garbanzo beans well. Pour them into your food processor along with the chopped onion, garlic cloves, parsley, flour, salt, cumin, ground coriander, black pepper,  red chili ,  coconut , seasame seeds and cardamom. 

make a rough coarse mix of the ingredients  , make them into medium size round balls 

fill the pan 1/4 th with vegetable oil ,  let it smoke it medium heat , when oil is hot enough put the falafels in oil fry then golden brown each sides .

take them out in dry napkin to soak up excess oil 

serve with tahini sauce or green coriander chutney 

or put inside a bread with cucumber salad & chutney 

serve hot