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Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, fava beans and chickpeas fried balls - falafel. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Fava beans and chickpeas fried balls - falafel is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Fava beans and chickpeas fried balls - falafel is something which I have loved my entire life.

Falafel is more commonly prepared with chickpeas; this falafel recipe is made with a combination of fava beans and chickpeas. We prefer to use vegetable or canola oil, but olive oil can be. Like chickpeas, fava beans make a delicious purée, and, when dried and reconstituted, an equally delicious falafel.

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

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

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

This fried fava bean fritter is a flavor-packed version of the more popular chickpea one. I found out, the hard way, that your fava (or chickpeas) cannot be fully cooked when attempting this recipe. Egyptian falafel vendors have a legitimate falafel-ball-thingamajig to scoop and form their falafel balls. Drain and rinse the fava beans and chickpeas and put them in a food processor.

Instructions 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.

Falafel is a popular Middle Eastern food that is made with spiced chickpeas and fava beans that are ground into a paste, formed into balls, and then fried. The resulting patties are typically rolled up in a flatbread like pita and topped with a tangy sauce. Many people associate falafel with street food. Falafel is a deep-fried ball or patty made from ground chickpeas, fava beans, or both. Falafel is a traditional Egyptian food, commonly served in a pita, which acts as a pocket.

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