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dlish · 10-21-2009, 05:10 PM

i did promise id post the home made falafels when they were made, so here they are.

the inlaws decided to make me some home made falafels from scratch when i got back to oz 2 weeks ago

here is the Falafel sandwiches we had. they were in fact devine!

FIL making the falafel patties

the patties then get dunked in hot vegetable oil

falafels with all the additions ready to go into the sammich

Falafel sammich!..almost there..im salivating by this point...falafel balls, tomato, pickled beet, lettuce, parsley, mint and pickled cucumber and tahini..

sorry i dont have pics after the sammish was rolled... it was too dlish to hold the cam and eat at the same time!

enjoy!

spindles · 10-21-2009, 05:26 PM

what are the ingredients for the patties? They look pretty easy to make.

I'm sure my boys would like them.

Baraka_Guru · 10-21-2009, 05:31 PM

Falafels are awesome. Thanks for sharing. I really should make my own.

noodle · 10-21-2009, 05:44 PM

ohhhhhhhhhhhh my goodness.
i think i drooled a little.

all i need is the patties, lettuce, tomato, cucumber and tahini... and a little private time.

dlish · 10-21-2009, 07:09 PM

ill get the ingredient from she-lish.

they're quite easy to make, but you'll need to get the portions right otherwise you can end up with falafels the size of softballs, or conversely the size of a penny.

spindles · 10-21-2009, 07:22 PM

thanks

Cynthetiq · 10-21-2009, 08:47 PM

what's the condiments that get put on?

wooÐs · 10-22-2009, 05:32 AM

I'm gonna guess tahini is the only condiment. It's a sesame seed paste.

Can't stand the stuff. My grandmother used to eat it straight out of the jar. But I would like the ingredients to the falafels

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Baraka_Guru · 10-22-2009, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by wooÐs

My grandmother used to eat [tahini] straight out of the jar.

I'm a part of that club. I do it all the time; though I do say that tahini and jam is one of the most divine combinations in the universe.

wooÐs · 10-22-2009, 06:00 AM

If I remember correctly, she would squeeze lemon juice on the spoonfuls. That's the only time I've tried it. It wasn't a happy time. lol

Cynthetiq · 10-22-2009, 06:09 AM

sorry woods, was referring to all the pickled items as also condiments.... the lettuce and tomatoes are obvious, the other greens, I'm not sure what that is either.

wooÐs · 10-22-2009, 06:24 AM

Oh np. I still dislike tahini.

BadNick · 10-22-2009, 11:04 AM

ahhh, now I can appreciate where you got your name "dlish". That looks SO GOOD! I would love to taste home made falafel, but alas, I have only had "made by others"...though a couple local middle eastern delis have some good stuff.

If any of you have a Maoz near you, try it out...unless we can talk dlish into making house calls.

Recently I ate at one of my favorite little hole-in-the-wall places called Maoz and when I put their falafel in a pita pocket and stack it with fixins it reminds me a little of what looks almost as good as your family cooking. Here's my Maoz falafel thingy: it tastes great...as Tony would say

Leto · 10-22-2009, 01:00 PM

i looooooooooove falafels.. I think the dumplings are mostly ground chick peas plus seasonings & sesame seeds.

I think I know what's for dinner tonight.

cellophanedeity · 10-22-2009, 07:22 PM

Falafel helped get me through being vegetarian in the suburbs. There's a cute little hole in the wall that makes their own and serves them much like your family seems to.

If you get the recipe, please post it! It'd be nice to be able to make them at home!

ZombieSquirrel · 10-23-2009, 09:08 AM

I have never made falafel myself, but I absolutely LOVE IT! Your family's spread looks AMAZING!

And BadNick, I would love to go to Maoz sometime because your sandwich looked too yummy! Mmmm droooooool

mixedmedia · 10-23-2009, 09:13 AM

yummbles...those look good...

spindles · 10-25-2009, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cynthetiq

sorry woods, was referring to all the pickled items as also condiments.... the lettuce and tomatoes are obvious, the other greens, I'm not sure what that is either.

Taking what dlish said in his OP, and some guess work - I've labelled what I think the other toppings are. Hopefully dlish can confirm.

edit - doh - missed the cucumber

sapiens · 10-25-2009, 03:03 PM

Wow, dlish! That looks tasty. I made homemade falafel a few weeks ago, but I didn't have all of those wonderful "fixins". Mark Bittman's recipe probably didn't taste as good as your FIL's either.

dlish · 10-25-2009, 06:53 PM

thanks guys. i've forgetten to ask she-lish. ill make a note to do that today!

tanks for that spindles..yes, thats green chillies, but they are way too hot to put a full one in there!

thats not artichoke, that is stuffed and pickled baby aubergines (egplant) . a lebanese speciality, the type that only your mum or old school grandmather can make. its called makdous or batinjan makdous. if you're ever in a restaurant next time, ask for it with your meal. it should come complimentary.

lulu_mq · 10-26-2009, 12:05 AM

looks yummmmy!

dlish · 11-19-2009, 06:26 AM

yes i finally got these a few days ago..

Instructions on how to make Falafels!

now these are not my words, so if you have any questions, ill be happy to explain

Quote:

Ingredients:

1) 1 Kilo chick peas
2) 2 cups of foul (fava beans)
3) 2 bunches of coriander
4) 3 to 4 large onions
5) 4 to 5 cloves of garlic
6) 2 tea spoons bi carbonate Soda
7) Salt/Pepper/Cummin/Coriander powder
8) 1 cup of water

Instructions:

- Soak the chick peas in water. Put some carbonate soda in water for 2 days

- Soak fava beans also. Put 1 teaspoon of carbonate Soda and then drain them and wash them

- Mince everything in a mincer machine

- With the corinader, chop them before putting them in the machine.

- Cut the opnions and put them through the machine when you finish mincing everything. Put pepper, salt, corinader and cummin and mix together.

- When frying, put the garlic with one table spoon of bicarbonate soda mix and 1 cup of water, then mix it though the falafel. Put aside then.

- Prepare a deep frying pan, heat the oil. You have to use a special instrument for the falafel (to get them into the circle shape). When you fill it in, you get a flat spoon and you put sesame seeds on top of them and you press it in the hot oil.

- When they become brown, you turn it to the other side. Once other side is brown you are finished.

then you put the falafels in the arabic bread and add the condiments to the arabic bread topped with tahini.

many happy falafels!

cheers!

Cynthetiq · 11-19-2009, 06:45 AM

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2) 2 cups of foul (think its broad beans)

football, basketball, or party?

snowy · 11-19-2009, 09:55 AM

YAY!!! FALAFELS!!!

Carbonate soda? What's that? To clarify: there are two kinds of soda in the US--washing soda (sodium carbonate) or baking soda (sodium bicarbonate).

LordEden · 11-19-2009, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snowy

YAY!!! FALAFELS!!!

Carbonate soda? What's that? To clarify: there are two kinds of soda in the US--washing soda (sodium carbonate) or baking soda (sodium bicarbonate).

Or is he talking about seltzer water? That's what I assumed he was going for. A liquid instead of a powder.

genuinegirly · 11-19-2009, 11:49 AM

I've made falafel, but it hasn't ever looked THAT delicious! Thanks for sharing - I'm drooling!

little_tippler · 11-20-2009, 02:36 AM

broad beans, really? hmmm. Must try this. Thanks dlish!!

loquitur · 11-20-2009, 06:47 AM

Dlish, is there a specific kind of oil you use? Most of the falafel places around here use peanut oil, which is why we usually don't go there (my son has a severe allergy to peanuts).

I actually love the stuff. A perfect dinner is a platter of schwarma, humus and falafel, with hot peppers and other salads, with choice of red and green hot sauces. It wreaks total havoc on my stomach for a few hours, but as a once-in-a-while indulgence it's worth it!!

dlish · 11-20-2009, 07:12 AM

loq - any kind of vegetable oil, sunflower oil, canola oil is ok to use.

tippler - its actually fava beans. must change the ingredients...i say they were trying to sabotage my cooking!

LE & snowy - yes its bicarb soda..and no its NOT seltzer water..i dont even know what seltzer water is

snowy · 11-20-2009, 08:24 AM

I will have to see where I can get fava beans dried in this town.

LordEden · 11-20-2009, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by snowy

I will have to see where I can get fava beans dried in this town.

"Fava, just order a large."
"I don't want a large, I WANT A GODDAMN LITER OF COLA!"

Had to say it. I think I saw some in the international isle at my local foodstuffs store.

10-21-2009, 05:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
dlish Currently sour but formerly Dlishs Super Moderator Location: Australia/UAE	Falafel i did promise id post the home made falafels when they were made, so here they are. the inlaws decided to make me some home made falafels from scratch when i got back to oz 2 weeks ago here is the Falafel sandwiches we had. they were in fact devine! FIL making the falafel patties the patties then get dunked in hot vegetable oil falafels with all the additions ready to go into the sammich Falafel sammich!..almost there..im salivating by this point...falafel balls, tomato, pickled beet, lettuce, parsley, mint and pickled cucumber and tahini.. sorry i dont have pics after the sammish was rolled... it was too dlish to hold the cam and eat at the same time! enjoy! __________________ An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay? - Filthy Last edited by dlish; 10-21-2009 at 05:12 PM..

10-21-2009, 05:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
spindles Mine is an evil laugh Location: Sydney, Australia	what are the ingredients for the patties? They look pretty easy to make. I'm sure my boys would like them. __________________ who hid my keyboard's PANIC button?

10-21-2009, 05:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	Falafels are awesome. Thanks for sharing. I really should make my own. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

10-21-2009, 07:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
dlish Currently sour but formerly Dlishs Super Moderator Location: Australia/UAE	ill get the ingredient from she-lish. they're quite easy to make, but you'll need to get the portions right otherwise you can end up with falafels the size of softballs, or conversely the size of a penny. __________________ An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay? - Filthy

10-21-2009, 07:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
spindles Mine is an evil laugh Location: Sydney, Australia	thanks __________________ who hid my keyboard's PANIC button?

10-21-2009, 08:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	what's the condiments that get put on? __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

10-22-2009, 05:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
wooÐs Sitting in a tree Location: Atlanta	I'm gonna guess tahini is the only condiment. It's a sesame seed paste. Can't stand the stuff. My grandmother used to eat it straight out of the jar. But I would like the ingredients to the falafels .

10-22-2009, 06:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
wooÐs Sitting in a tree Location: Atlanta	If I remember correctly, she would squeeze lemon juice on the spoonfuls. That's the only time I've tried it. It wasn't a happy time. lol

10-22-2009, 06:09 AM	#11 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	sorry woods, was referring to all the pickled items as also condiments.... the lettuce and tomatoes are obvious, the other greens, I'm not sure what that is either. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

10-22-2009, 06:24 AM	#12 (permalink)
wooÐs Sitting in a tree Location: Atlanta	Oh np. I still dislike tahini.

10-22-2009, 11:04 AM	#13 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	ahhh, now I can appreciate where you got your name "dlish". That looks SO GOOD! I would love to taste home made falafel, but alas, I have only had "made by others"...though a couple local middle eastern delis have some good stuff. If any of you have a Maoz near you, try it out...unless we can talk dlish into making house calls. Recently I ate at one of my favorite little hole-in-the-wall places called Maoz and when I put their falafel in a pita pocket and stack it with fixins it reminds me a little of what looks almost as good as your family cooking. Here's my Maoz falafel thingy: it tastes great...as Tony would say

10-22-2009, 01:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	i looooooooooove falafels.. I think the dumplings are mostly ground chick peas plus seasonings & sesame seeds. I think I know what's for dinner tonight. __________________ You said you didn't give a fuck about hockey And I never saw someone say that before You held my hand and we walked home the long way You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr http://dune.wikia.com/wiki/Leto_Atreides_I

10-22-2009, 07:22 PM	#15 (permalink)
cellophanedeity Heliotrope Location: A warm room	Falafel helped get me through being vegetarian in the suburbs. There's a cute little hole in the wall that makes their own and serves them much like your family seems to. If you get the recipe, please post it! It'd be nice to be able to make them at home! __________________ who am I to refuse the universe? -Leonard Cohen, Beautiful Losers

10-23-2009, 09:13 AM	#17 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	yummbles...those look good... __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

10-25-2009, 03:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
sapiens Junkie Location: Some place windy	Wow, dlish! That looks tasty. I made homemade falafel a few weeks ago, but I didn't have all of those wonderful "fixins". Mark Bittman's recipe probably didn't taste as good as your FIL's either.

10-26-2009, 12:05 AM	#21 (permalink)
lulu_mq Tilted Location: spokane WA	looks yummmmy! __________________ What kind of bee's make milk?! ..............BOOBEES!!! Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away. -- Elbert Hubbard Last edited by lulu_mq; 10-26-2009 at 12:10 AM..

10-25-2009, 06:53 PM	#20 (permalink)
dlish Currently sour but formerly Dlishs Super Moderator Location: Australia/UAE	thanks guys. i've forgetten to ask she-lish. ill make a note to do that today! tanks for that spindles..yes, thats green chillies, but they are way too hot to put a full one in there! thats not artichoke, that is stuffed and pickled baby aubergines (egplant) . a lebanese speciality, the type that only your mum or old school grandmather can make. its called makdous or batinjan makdous. if you're ever in a restaurant next time, ask for it with your meal. it should come complimentary. __________________ An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay? - Filthy

11-19-2009, 09:55 AM	#24 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	YAY!!! FALAFELS!!! Carbonate soda? What's that? To clarify: there are two kinds of soda in the US--washing soda (sodium carbonate) or baking soda (sodium bicarbonate). __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau Last edited by snowy; 11-19-2009 at 10:04 AM..

11-19-2009, 11:49 AM	#26 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	I've made falafel, but it hasn't ever looked THAT delicious! Thanks for sharing - I'm drooling! __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy

11-20-2009, 02:36 AM	#27 (permalink)
little_tippler Leaning against the -Sun- Super Moderator Location: on the other side	broad beans, really? hmmm. Must try this. Thanks dlish!! __________________ Whether we write or speak or do but look We are ever unapparent. What we are Cannot be transfused into word or book. Our soul from us is infinitely far. However much we give our thoughts the will To be our soul and gesture it abroad, Our hearts are incommunicable still. In what we show ourselves we are ignored. The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged By any skill of thought or trick of seeming. Unto our very selves we are abridged When we would utter to our thought our being. We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams, And each to each other dreams of others' dreams. Fernando Pessoa, 1918

11-20-2009, 06:47 AM	#28 (permalink)
loquitur Junkie Location: NYC	Dlish, is there a specific kind of oil you use? Most of the falafel places around here use peanut oil, which is why we usually don't go there (my son has a severe allergy to peanuts). I actually love the stuff. A perfect dinner is a platter of schwarma, humus and falafel, with hot peppers and other salads, with choice of red and green hot sauces. It wreaks total havoc on my stomach for a few hours, but as a once-in-a-while indulgence it's worth it!!

11-20-2009, 07:12 AM	#29 (permalink)
dlish Currently sour but formerly Dlishs Super Moderator Location: Australia/UAE	loq - any kind of vegetable oil, sunflower oil, canola oil is ok to use. tippler - its actually fava beans. must change the ingredients...i say they were trying to sabotage my cooking! LE & snowy - yes its bicarb soda..and no its NOT seltzer water..i dont even know what seltzer water is __________________ An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay? - Filthy

11-20-2009, 08:24 AM	#30 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	I will have to see where I can get fava beans dried in this town. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau