Friday, April 27, 2012

Falafel

Falafel....sound interesting isn't it...well this snack is interesting too...Basically Falafel is famous in Middle Eastern countries as a local snack served with pita bread and some other serving just like a burger. In Egypt McDonald's has their special version of a falafel sandwich which is named as Mcfalafel.....

Now here is my tried falafel........

Falafel 


Ingredients:

1 cup chick pea (soaked overnight in water and boiled properly or pressure cooked)
1 large onion chopped
2 cloves of garlic chopped
1 green chili chopped
1 spoon of chopped coriander
3 spoon of chopped parsley 
2 spoons of all purpose flour (maida)
salt as per taste
Half table spoon cumin powder


Method: 

  • Take a boiled chick pea in a grinder and add onion,garlic,green chili, grind it but not finely.
  • Now add coriander, parsley, maida, salt, cumin powder in to a grind ed mixture
  • Make small patties or balls out of it 
  • Deep fry in oil until golden brown and serve hot with chutney.

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