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Falafel and Cucumber Sauce Recipe
Falafel and Cucumber Sauce
Submitted Oct 3, 2003 by LovingLife
This is a great recipe for falafel
Ingredients
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained
- 1 (6 ounce) container plain yogurt
- 1 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1 dash pepper
- 1 egg
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cucumber - peeled, seeded, and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- oil for frying
Instructions
1. In a large bowl mash chickpeas until thick and pasty; don't use a blender, as the consistency will be too thin. In a blender, process onion, parsley and garlic until smooth. Stir into mashed chickpeas.
2. In a small bowl combine egg, cumin, coriander, salt, pepper, cayenne, lemon juice and baking powder. Stir into chickpea mixture along with olive oil. Slowly add bread crumbs until mixture is not sticky but will hold together; add more or less bread crumbs, as needed. Form 8 balls and then flatten into patties.
3. Heat 1 inch of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Fry patties in hot oil until brown on both sides.
4. In a small bowl combine yogurt, cucumber, dill, salt, pepper and mayonnaise. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
Makes 4 Servings
Serve With
Serve as a side to any Middle Eastern dish.
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