Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 cn Garbanzo beans, drained
-(13 oz)
1 Onion, cut in 1/4s
2 Garlic cloves
4 sl Fresh white bread, cubed
1/4 ts Cumin seeds
4 sm Dried red chilies, crushed
1 tb Chopped fresh parsley
Salt to taste
Fresh ground pepper to taste
1 Egg, beaten
1/3 c Dry fine bread crumbs
Vegetable oil for deep fryin
4 Pieces pita bread, warmed
Shredded lettuce
Onion slices
Tomato slices

Process garbanzo beans, onion, garlic, bread, cumin and chilies in a
blender or food processor until smooth, then spoon mixture into a
bowl. Add parsley, salt, pepper and egg; mix well. Form in 8 balls
and coat in bread crumbs. Flatten balls slightly to form oval shapes.
Half fill a deep fat fryer or saucepan with oil; heat to 375'F.
(190'C.) or until a 1/2" cube of day-old bread browns in 40 seconds.
Fry Falafel, a few at a time, 3 minutes, or until golden brown. Drain
on paper towels. Cut pita bread in half and open to form pockets. Put
1 Falafel into each pocket with lettuce, onion and tomato slices and
serve hot.

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