Ingredients (use vegan versions):
- 1 1/2 cup dried garbanzo beans
- 3/4 cup cilantro
- 2 jalapeno peppers
- 5-7 cloves garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
Directions:
To serve:
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
- 4 vegan pita breads with pockets,halved
- lettuce, tomato, cucumber-chopped & mixed together with a pinch of salt
- tahini
- hot sauce (recipe follows)
Directions:
Soak the chick peas overnight.
The next day, drain & blend together with the rest of the ingredients
in a food processor till fine.
Make into small patty shapes & shallow fry with very little oil.
(Alternately, you can deep fry, if you can afford all that fat.)
Hot sauce:
Put 1 tomato in hot boiling water for 1 min.Drain & peel. Chop
roughly. Blend together, very well, with 2 or 3 garlic cloves, 3/4
tsp chilli powder (or chilli paste is better), salt & very little
vegan sugar(if desired).
To serve:
Break falafel balls into bite size pieces. Mix the salad with some
tahini & add in the falafel pieces. (This way,you get the taste of
falafel in every bite.) Stuff into the pita pockets & serve with the
hot sauce & additional tahini.
Serves: 4-6.
Preparation time: 20 -30 mins.
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