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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Soak garbanzos overnight in 2 liters of water. | 2. Next morning, drain. | 3. Place in a large pot, cover and water, add 1 Tbs salt and bring to a boil. | 4. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours. | 5. Drain and allow to cool Soak the cracked wheat in hot water for 20 minutes. | 6. Drain and set aside. | 7. Put in food processor as follows: Place garbanzos in container and process until finely chopped. | 8. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. | 9. Peel the onion, cut into chunks and place in container along with parsley and garlic. | 10. Process until finely chopped. | 11. Add onion mixture and cracked wheat to garbanzos in mixing bowl. | 12. Stir in lemon juice and spices, mixing well. | 13. Add bread crumbs until mixture is firm enough to hold a shape. | 14. Shape mixture into 1" balls. | 15. Fry in deep hot oil until light brown and crisp. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
garbanzo bean	1/2	lb		857.2906	142.7684	46.4252	13.6985
wheat	1/4	cup	cracked	-	-	-	-
onion	1			28.0	6.537999999999999	0.77	0.07
parsley flake	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
garlic	4	cloves		17.88	3.9672	0.7632	0.06
lemon juice	2	tablespoons		6.71	2.1045	0.1067	0.0732
cumin	1	teaspoon	ground	7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
coriander	1/2	teaspoon		0.0383	0.0061	0.0036	0.0009
pepper	1/2	teaspoon		2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
chili powder	1/2	teaspoon		3.807	0.6709999999999999	0.1817	0.1928
paprika	1	teaspoon		6.486000000000001	1.2418	0.3252	0.2965
cayenne pepper	1	dash		-	-	-	-
breadcrumb	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
oil				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.