Israeli Falafel

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup tahini (sesame seed paste)
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 small onion, chopped (about 1/4 cup)
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

  • For falafel
    • 1 cup dried chickpeas, refrigerated overnight in water to cover by 2 inches, then drained, or 1 cup canned chickpeas, drained
    • 1 small onion, diced (about 1/2 cup)
    • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
    • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1/2 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    • About 6 cups vegetable oil for frying

    To serve
    • 5 to 6 pita breads, top 1/3 cut off each
    • 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
    • 1 small onion, diced
    • 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
    • 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced
    • Pickled turnip*
    • Mango amba (pickle)*
    • Description

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