Falafel Fritters

Falafel is a Lebanese street food popular throughout the Middle East. It is basically a deep fried patty or balls made from chickpeas and served in pita or wrapped in flatbread. You may check out my other recipe on Falafel - Falafel Wrap which itself works as a full meal. Falafel Fritters are best eaten with hummus, salad or sauces. Ingredients:                           Cooking time: 30 minutes ü  100 gm chickpeas (soaked overnight and boiled in pressure cooker with 3 whistles) ü  2 medium sized onions (quartered) ü  2 tbsp of semolina ü  1 tsp of garlic paste ü  1 tsp chilli powder ü  1 tsp turmeric powder ü  1 tsp coriander powder ü  1 tsp cumin powder ü  1 tsp black pepper powder ü  1 tbsp parsley leaves (chopped) ü  1 tsp salt ü  A little bit of water ü  1 tsp cooking soda ü  White oil for deep frying Method: 1) Mix in all the ingredients above (except semolina and soda) in a blender and make a paste. Please note the paste should be dry enough to make balls out of them. Adding too much water might make the paste soggy and as a result the balls would fall apart while deep frying. 2) Mix 2 tbsp of semolina and 1 tsp cooking soda with the paste. Make small round balls from the paste and flatten keeping them between your palms. 3) Deep fry them in a wok. 4) Falafel is ready for serving.