Felafel
Ingredients:
4 cups cooked chickpeas (2cups, soaked 1.5 hours, boiled until very soft)
2 beaten eggs
3 cloves garlic (crushed)
1/2 cup *each*, finely minced, celery and scallions
1/2 tsp ground cumin
3 Tbs tahini
1/2 tsp tumeric
3 Tbs flour
1/4 tsp cayenne, dash black pepper
1.5 tsp salt
Instructions:
Mash chickpeas well (make sure they are cooked well enough to be mashable).
Combine with other ingredients.  Chill well.
With floured hands, make the batter into one-inch-diameter balls.
Dust each one lightly with flour.
Heat a two inch pool of oil in heavy skillet to 365 degrees.
Deep fry felafel until golden brown, serve immediately.