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March 25, 2017
Falafel is a deep-fried ball made from chickpeas, fava beans, or both. Learn how to make it
Posted by Updated on March 25, 2017

Falafel
Falafel

We want to present you the genuine receipt of Falafel and the original way of making it. It is the best video about falafel that we have found in Internet. The scripts are in French, but we are going to translate it into English:

Ingredients and processes:

  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Bouquet of parsley
  • A little bit of green pepper
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 2 tea-spoon of cumin
  • 2 tea-spoon of coriander
  • Salt and pepper
  • 500 grams of dry chickpeas
  • 2 spoons of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
  • Soak the chickpeas a during one night in water with sodium bicarbonate
  • Drain the chickpeas and smash them to get a puree
  • Mix the puree with the mélange of parsley, garlic and green pepper
  • Add the cumin
  • Add the coriander
  • Add salt and pepper
  • Make small ball with the dough
  • Fry the balls in very hot olive oil during several minutes until it is brown
  • Serve hot or cold accompanied by salad and yogurt sauce. Many people like to have it with hummus.

Good appetite!





Note: You can do the yogurt sauce with:

• 2 cups of natural yogurt
• 1/2 cup of chopped cucumber
• 2 tablespoons of chopped onion
• 1 crushed garlic clove,
• 1 teaspoon dried mint
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt



]]> An example of Mediterranean Diet Cuisine: TARAMOSALATA https://www.mediterraneandiet.com/2008/01/28/an-example-of-med-cuisine-taramosalata/ Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:59:09 +0000 http://www.mediterraneandiet.com/?p=36 … Continue reading →]]> Updated on March 14, 2017


March 14, 2017
TARAMOSALATA is an example of Mediterranean Diet Cuisine
Posted by Updated on March 14, 2017

An example of Med Cuisine: TARAMOSALATA
An example of Med Cuisine: TARAMOSALATA

INGREDIENTS FOR TARAMOSALATA (TO SERVE 6-8)

6-7 Slices of dried bread without the crust (200 g)
200 g Tarama (preserved fish roe)
2 table spoons Onion very finely chopped
3/2 cup Fine olive oil or corn oil
1/3 cup Lemon juice
3 Spring onions, finely chopped
Black olives for the garniture

HOW TO PREPARE THE TARAMOSALATA

Soak the bread in some water and then press out excessive water between your palms.Beat the tarama into a mortar to form a fine paste.
Add the onion and some drops of oil and while continuing beating add some bread and then some oil alternately.
Continue beating the mixture, until you have added all the bread, and continue with adding some oil (be careful not to add too much at the time).
When the oil is finished, add the lemon juice (add to taste).
Place the taramosalata onto a small platter and sprinkle with the finely chopped spring onions.
Garnish, if you like, with the black olives.

Alternatively, you can replace the bread by two medium sized boiled potatoes.
If the taramosalata turns out to be too thick, add while beating some sparkling water (or soda water) and continue beating for some seconds.

Taramosalata is a Greek-Turkish dish, very well known in the Mediterranean Diet. It is a meze or mezze (Greek mezé (Μεζέ), from Turkish meze, ultimately from Persian maze (مزه) “taste, snack”



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