Falafel from Garbanzo and Fava Beans

Name: Falafel from Garbanzo and Fava Beans
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Lebanese Coastal & Mountain
Ingredients: 1 cup dried garbanzo beans; 1 cup dried shelled fava beans; 0.5 cup peeled and finely chopped yellow onion; 3 garlic cloves; 1 cup water; 0.5 cup sesame seeds; 0.5 cup garbanzo flour; 0.25 cup fine bulgur; 0.25 cup finely chopped parsley; 0.75 tbsp salt; 2 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp ground coriander; 2 tsp baking powder; 0.5 tsp cayenne pepper; 0.25 tsp fresh ground black pepper; oil

A Lebanese dish of chickpeas, fava beans and sesame seeds, seasoned with cumin and cayenne and deep-fried until golden.

5 min · Serves 8 · Medium

Method

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Time: Cook 5 min · 5 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Run the drained garbanzo beans and fava beans through the fine blade on your meat grinder or in your food processor. Blend in all the remaining ingredients and let the mixture stand for 1 hour.
60 min
2
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 oil until toasty brown and crunchy on the outside, about 4 minutes.
4 min