Falafel (Syria) – Seema Pankhania

Ingredients

• 500g Dried chickpeas, soaked for at least 14 hours
• 4 garlic cloves
• ½ onion, roughly chopped or quartered
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tbsp ground coriander
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tbsp salt
• 50g sesame seeds
• 100 - 130ml room temperature water
• oil, for deep-frying