Falafel

INGREDIENTS

1 lb

dry chickpeas/garbanzo beans (- you must start with dry, do NOT substitute canned, they will not work!)

small onion, roughly chopped

1/4 cup

chopped fresh parsley

3 cloves

garlic (I prefer roasted garlic cloves)

1 1/2 tbsp

flour or chickpea flour

1 3/4 tsp

salt

2 tsp

cumin

1 tsp

ground coriander

1/4 tsp

black pepper

1/4 tsp

cayenne pepper

ground cardamom

Vegetable oil for frying (- grapeseed, sunflower, avocado, canola, and peanut oils all work well)