How to Make Yummy Fava beans and chickpeas fried balls - falafel

Fava beans and chickpeas fried balls - falafel.

You can cook Fava beans and chickpeas fried balls - falafel using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Fava beans and chickpeas fried balls - falafel

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

Fava beans and chickpeas fried balls - falafel instructions

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..