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These tasty deep fried patties are
one of the national dishes of Egypt. They make an excellent
starter or else can be served as a buffet dish.
Ingredient
- dried white beans - 450 gram
- red onion - 2 (chopped)
- garlic - 2 large cloves
(crushed)
- parsley - 3 tablespoon, finely
chopped
- ground coriander - 1 teaspoon
- ground cumin - 1 teaspoon
- baking powder - 1½ teaspoon
- oil
- salt, ground black pepper,
tomato salad
Method
- Soak the white beans overnight
in water.
- Remove the skins and process
in a blander or food processor. Add the chopped onion, garlic,
parsley, coriander, cumin baking powder and seasoning and blend
again to make a very smooth paste.
- Allow the mixture it stand at
room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
- Take walnut-sized pieces of
mixture and flatten into small patties. Set aside again for
about 15 minutes.
- Heat the oil until it's very
hot and then fry the patties in batches until golden brown.
Drain on kitchen paper and then serve with a tomato salad. Serve
6.
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