Culinary Travel: Falafel or Ta'meya

While you are running around at the water parks, you are bound to get hungry. Here is a recipe for you to try. Falafel is a popular Arabic food in Dubai. Falafel or Tameya as called by Egyptians is a fried ball or patty made from spiced fava beans and/or chickpeas. It is usually served as a starter as well as a main course dish. Falafil is also used in popular Falafel sandwiches which are basically Arabic Flat bread filled with salad & falafel.

Ingredients

1 cup dried (Chic Peas) Garbanzo Beans, soaked in water whole overnight
1 cup dried shelled fava beans, soaked overnight and drained
1/2 cup peeled and finely chopped yellow onions
3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
1 cup water
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1/2 cup garbanzo flour
1/4 cup fine bulgar (Whole wheat soaked and cooked and broken).
1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
1/4 Tablespoon salt
2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoon ground coriander
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Oil for deep-frying

Directions

Grind Garbanzo Beans (Chic peas) and fava beans with the fine blade on your meat grinder. Add in all the remaining ingredients and let the mixture stand for 1 hour. Form into little patties 1/3 inch thick and 1-1/2 inches round. Or, you can form them into balls the size of walnuts. Deep-fry in 375° oil until toasty brown and crunchy on the outside, about 4 minutes.

Fill pita bread with Falafel, sliced tomatoes, sliced onion, lettuce and yogurt.
Makes about 24 patties, enough for 6 sandwiches.

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