Falafel

Total Time: 24 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 lb dried fava beans
• 1/4 lb dried garbanzo beans
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 medium chopped onion
• 3 large chopped scallions
• 3 cloves smashed garlic
• 1 chopped jalapeno pepper
• 1 bunch chopped parsley
• 1 bunch chopped cilantro
• 2 teaspoons toasted cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon ground cilantro
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon red pepper
• sesame seeds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 wash and soak all the dried beans in a large pot with plenty of water for 24 hours.
• 2 drain the beans and place them in the food processor along with the baking powder and baking soda, and process. it will get a kind of bread crumb consistency.
• 3 now you can start adding in the chopped veggies all the while processing.
• 4 add in the spices.
• 5 process until very well mixed, then transfer to a large bowl.
• 6 take small handfuls and shape into balls and then flatten the balls slightly to form patties.
• 7 place the sesame seeds in a bowl and coat the patties with the seeds.
• 8 fry in hot oil until golden brown and cooked through.