Falafels With Pine Nuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup dried fava beans
1/2 cup chickpeas
1/2 cup onion, peeled, washed and coarsely chopped
1 garlic clove
1/2 cup fresh parsley, washed and finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1/8 teaspoon red chili powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup dry roasted pine nuts
salt
fresh ground black pepper
oil, to deep fry
To serve
4 -5 pita bread (pronounced as \"khaboos\" in Hindi)
1 onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup tahini sauce
lettuce leaf, as required
For tahini sauce
1 garlic clove
1/4 cup tahini (sesame paste)
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup lemon juice
salt

Preparation

Soak the fava beans in 1 1/2 cups of cold water.
Set aside for 48 hours, changing water once in a day.
If the weather is hot, change water twice daily.
Soak the chickpeas in 1 1/2 cups of cold water for 15 hours.
Drain beans.
Remove the skins of the fava beans by taking a handful of beans at a time and rubbing both the palms together making the beans rub against one another in order to loosen the skins.
Combine the fava beans, chickpeas, chopped onions and garlic in a food processor.
Grind till you have a fine paste.
Put it in a bowl.
Add parsley, cumin, coriander, red chili, salt, pepper, baking soda and pine nuts to the mixture.
Mix well and knead it nicely.
Keep aside for half an hour.
Take a spoonful of the bean paste at a time.
Shape into patties about 2 inches in diameter.
Arrange the patties in a plate.
Keep aside for 30 minutes.
Heat sufficient oil in a wok.
Once its hot, gently lower the patties and deep-fry them until well-browned.
Drain on clean paper towels before serving.
To prepare the tahini sauce, put the tahini paste and garlic in a blender.
Process for a few seconds.
Add lemon juice and water.
Process the paste well.
Add salt to taste.
To serve: Split up a khoubz and place a lettuce leaf in it.
Place some tomato slices or sliced onions over the lettuce leaf.
Spread some tahini sauce over the onions.
Place 2-3 falafels on it.
Serve hot.
Enjoy!