Try This
I have not made this, so can't speak firsthand. It's from Hessien Dekmak's The Lebanese Cookbook.
Everything else I've made from it came out great, so I feel confident sharing it:
Falafel
1 cup dried fava beans, soaked overnight, then rinsed and drained
1/2 cup dried garbanso beans, soaked overnight, then rinsed and drained
1/2 onion
1/2 red bell pepper, seeded
3 tbls roughly chopped cilantro
5 garlic cloves
1 tsp ground cumin
2 tbls ground coriander
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp sesame seeds
Salt and black peper
Vegetable oil, for deep frying
Whiz the beans and barbanso beans in a food procssor until very fine. Remove and set aside in a large bowl.
Whiz hte onion, pepper, fresh cilantro and garlic in the food processor until fine, then add to the be3ans and garbanzo beans along with the cumin, coriander, baking soda, sesame seeds, salt and pepper and mix well with your hands. Add enough water to make a smooth dough and set aside3 15 minutes.
Heat the oil in a deep fat fryer or deep heavey=bottomed saucepan. Mould the mixture into balls with your hands or using an ice-cream scoop. Gently lower into the hot oil and fry until browned.
Serve with pita bread, tarator (tahini sauce), pickles and salad.