Ingredients

• 1 cup - soaked chickpeas
• 1/2 tsp - baking soda
• 1 tsp - salt
• 1/2 cup - minced onions
• 2 tbsp - minced parsley (use coriander leaves if parsley not available)
• chillies as spicy as you desire
• 1 tsp - cumin powder
• 1 tsp - coriander
• 2 - minced garlic
• cloves
• 1 tbsp - lemon juice
• 1 tsp - black pepper powder
• 3 tbsp - maida/all purpose flour

How to Make Falafel

• Grind all the ingredients to a coarse form without water.
• Heat oil in a kadai for frying.
• Once the oil gets heated enough for frying, make patties out of the coarse mixture and fry them just like vadas.
• Serve falafel as an appetiser or as a evening snack.