Haifa-style falafel (one for Sarit) from Honey & Co: Food from the Middle East by Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich

Ingredients

• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp gram flour (use plain flour, if need be)
• 1 clove of garlic, peeled
• 250 g soaked chickpeas (from 125g dried –)
• 1 onion, peeled (about 100g)
• a pinch of white pepper (leave it out rather than using black)
• ¾ tsp salt
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tbsp ground coriander