Monkie is finally here!

Thanks to SE, my monkie from South Africa is finally here, along with a fridge magnet and pair of socks. Not a bit too late for X'Mas! :)

Falafel

Second attempt at making falafel from scratch! It is surprisingly easy to make this vegetarian dish. Staple ingredients are chick peas (garbanzo beans) of course, cilantro, parsley, cumin, garlic, salt & pepper to taste, best if all ingredients are fresh. I used canned chickpeas which doesn't required to be soaked overnight as you would with fresh.

Drain excess water from canned chickpeas, pour it into food processor along with all other ingredients, also added a little coriander powder which is essentially cilantro and some binding ingredient - flour. Blend until you have almost a dry paste then remove and form into little patties or balls and fry them.

I've got to say while they're frying they look intact, but after flipping them, some of them lost their shape and began to crumble... Sigh. I guess need more flour to bind them together. Tastes great though :D