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Falafel (Arabian snack )

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1.        Falafel is a traditional Middle Eastern food that most likely originated in Egypt and a form of street food . 2.        It is a deep-fried ball, doughnut, or patty made from ground chickpeas, fava beans, or both. 3.        It is commonly served in a pita, which acts as a pocket, or wrapped in a flatbread known as taboon; "falafel" also frequently refers to a wrapped sandwich that is prepared in this way.  Ingredients: 1.        ½ Cup chickpea (soaked and water drained) 2.        1 Small size onion (roughly chopped) 3.         Few coriander leaves (chopped) 4.        3-4 Garlic pods 5.        1 tbsp  rice flour 6.        ¼  tsp cumin 7.        ¼  tsp black pepper 8.        ½ tsp coriander 9.        ½  tsp red chilly powder 10.    ½  tsp salt 11.    Oil to deep fry. For Making Falafel: 1.        In a Mixer jar except oil add all the above ingredients and grind it to a fine dough consistency . Don’t add      muc

Few cooking tips /techniques

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Tip 1: Excess salt in biryani:  Suppose you find salt to be excess in biryani just add lemon juice to it and give a gentle mix. This mild sour taste will balance the excess salt. Ratio approx 1.5tsp of lemon juice for 1 ½ cup of rice. Tip 2: Less salt in biryani: Suppose you find salt to be less in biryani just mix required amount of salt in lemon juice and add it to the biryani and give a gentle mix. So that salt will evenly get added.   Ratio approx 1.5tsp of lemon juice for 1 ½ cup of rice. Tip 3: Soak chickpeas in hot water if you forget to soak it ahead of time. In this way, only 3 hours of soaking is needed. Tip 4: Do not wash the mushrooms with water as it will absorb the water . Clean it with a damp cloth instead. This way the preparations will not be soggy. Tip 5:   Remove oil residue from nonstick dosa tawa: Using a tissue clean the nonstick dosa tawa or paniyaram pan immediately after removing it from the stove this method help