Falafel

This will be my very first post on my personal collection of favorite recipes.. I think it's easier to put it up here rather than flipping through the recipe books!

As always, selalu ler berbengkak hati ni bler cari resepi kt internet.. mostly in english, so always nk kene google the ingredients.. dari kecik klu kat dpur, manela nk gune term2 english ni.. maka terciptala my very own food dictionary including various type of herbs,spices and vegetables(pdf version)..masa tgk menu kt one of the arab restaurant aritu..tercengang2 n tertanye2 la ape ke mendenye 'eggplant' tu sbb ade various type.. igtkn telur ayam msk aper ker..rupe2nye eggplant tu terung! adess.. ade ke ptut.. apeler kene mgene terung ngn egg.. hu3

Anyway.. these days im craving for fresh falafel..Known as one of the most healthy dish due to parsley usage as main ingredient. That day tried yg instant punye, the very x sdap..Then decided to google it and lucky me, found one..

The Recipe :

2 cup chickpeas (kacang kuda), soaked overnight and drained, (kemudian rebus kacang kuda dalam periuk dengan api yg besar selama 15 minit, dan kecilkan api dan rebus lagi selama 45 minit . Bil kacang telah lembut angkat dan toskan airnya. )

3 medium onions, chopped
1 small bunch parsley, chopped (Ini saya substitute dgn daun ketumbar, sbb cari kat pasar takde parsley)
8 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon ground coriander (ketumbar)
1 teaspoon cumin (jintan putih)
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
(optional if you want it to be a little hot: 1/2 teaspoon chili powder)
1 teaspoon sesame seeds (ini pun optional jugak, kalau tak letak pun takpe, tapi kalau letak lagi sedap)
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 slices of white bread (to make breadcrumbs(utk membuatkan falafel tak hancur bila digoreng)
oil for frying

Place chickpeas and onions in a food processor and process until beans and chickpeas are very finely ground. Add remaining ingredients, except oil; process to a dough-like paste.

Form into patties--if patties tend to crumble, process further or add a little flour.

Heat oil in a saucepan and fry patties over medium heat, turning until they are golden brown on both sides.

Walla!
That's how falafel looks like.. Best served with bread and salads.

With love,
Nor

Not Native

Im going to take TOEFL at the end of 2009. Hence, I will be very glad to receive any assistance from you guys out there whoz willing to perform a review on my grammatical mistakes in any of my post.

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Namaste

I always wanted to be a traveller, a backpacker in precise, carrying backpack that weights half of my own body, with a Nikon hanging on my neck, a shirt, a sandal, a notebook, a map, and a passport case stick tightly on my body venturing into an unknown city, alone.

When I was kid, our family annual routine was to stay for almost two months in Cameron Highlands during the school holiday (usually Nov-Dec) to assist my late grandma in her restaurant as we usually receive more tourists during this time.. Grandma just hate it when it comes to hiring outside people, so she'd be too much happy when we are there. So all my siblings and few of my cousins will come over and spend the holiday here apart from getting some extra cash! ;)

Tourists come from all over the world.. I love it when it comes to receiving order from non local tourist.. Thanks to my broken English! I still remember when I was 7, I ran to my mom and whispered 'Mama.. that guy wanna an ashtray! Do we have it in our menu????'. The best part is, till now, im still in touch with that guy from Switzerland.. He's 32 now.. Met him back through facebook.. Blessed the technology..

I've learned a lot through all the time spent there every year.. I've learned to manage a restaurant, to respect people of different culture, to accept the differences, i've learned to extract morals and perception, only through observation. Yes, i've learned not to be a judgemental.

And as human, more or less, we are just the same.

Im currenly living with housemates from Chad and Geboti. While my sister was reluctant to let them live with us, i insist to have them in. Day after day, i keep observing, analyzing, and bring each and every interesting thought piece by piece..still i've concluded..we are more or less the same.

Today I had my lunch at one of the cafe new home. I was alone. I ordered lambchop with mocha. What a weird combination! Today im very lucky to get that favorite seat of mine, right in front of the flatscreen! Again very lucky because a movie just started in Star Cinema channel. I don't care what kind of movie it's gonna be, i just wanna watch a movie!

Starring Josh Hamilton (Todd), my eyes were glued to the TV..

Todd (pronounce as Toad by the local), being American, has no sense of himself as an American. He has an allergic reaction to Indian culture embodied by the intestinal distress he suffers after eating local food. He is also taken aback by Indians’ emphasis on family ties and social obligations, and they in turn are politely aghast at Todd’s disconnection from his own relatives.

I just loved it! I love everything relates to culture.. Regardless of Indians, Chinese, Malays, Scottish, everything! The movie reminds me of my Indian friends in school - Letchumy,Christina D Cruz, Lalitha, Michal, Jasween Kaur, Angeline, Suntharamy, Precilla and many more.. Oh I miss them so much..

I end up staying in the cafe for 3 hours! Plus 3 cups of black tea added to my menu. One of the staff came to me after the 3rd order of tea by me ' nk tgk smp abis yea? best kn? ' heheee..
i answered ' a'ah..best3.. '.

I gotta go for now. Wish everyone a wonderful week.


p/s : I have deleted my post entitled 'Perhaps'. I feel like I tend to delve myself into too
personal issues out in this blogsphere. Which I start to consider - not proper.

p/s : Dear friends, to those who believe that they have good English ( in specific, gramatically) ,
please watch out for my next post.

p/s : I love you!

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Final exam Semester 1, 2008/2009 is coming up.. Preparation still not neatly organized.. As there are still projects and assignments piling up.. Urghh.. Hopefully can prepare myself better this time..InshaAllah.. Projects not yet done, Advanced Network (on WiMax) and IT Security (hacking tools).

Yesterday supposed to have netball game for Mahallah Sumayyah interblock competition.. but I was stucked in the traffic jam due to heavy rain.. Too much sorry yer munet,ipah cyg.. hihihi.. I'm not staying in hostel but thanks to all of you, my cayangs, for inviting.. hugs!

It's 1.20 in the morning and im still freshly awake. Slept late last nite and woke up early this morning yet my nervous system still actively working..
Im too much happy tonight, perhaps ;)

Wish everyone a lovely night and sweet dreams..

With love,
NUR Within

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