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Falafel is a very popular Middle Eastern street food. It is basically a deep fried ball or patty made with chickpeas and herbs and spices. Chickpeas are soaked for a few hours and then ground to a coarse paste along with herbs like parsley and coriander and then a few spices are added to the mixture to give it a lovely flavor.  Making falafel is very easy and it can be eaten as is along with some dip or can also be stuffed inside a pita pocket along with some tomato slices, greens and onions to make a delicious sandwich. Here is the recipe to make Falafel from scratch. All you need is Chole \ Chickpeas - 1 cup Onion - 1\2 cup ( finely chopped ) Garlic - 6-8 cloves ( chopped ) Fresh parsley - 1\4 cup Fresh coriander - 1\4 cup Roasted cumin powder - 1\2 tsp Red chili powder - 1\2 tsp Salt to taste Black pepper powder - 1\2 tsp All purpose flour - 2 tbsp Baking powder - 1\4 tsp Baking soda - 1\4 tsp Oil for frying Falafel Recipe Wash and soak chickpeas in enough water for 5-6 hours. D...

You think of Indian snacks and the first thing that pops up is Samosa. Samosas have made a big name for themselves and for Indian snacks in the foreign world. During our days of travel, lot of Mohit's colleagues requested me to make samosas for them and it was always a joyous sight to see them devour the humble samosa with much Oohhs and aahhs. With the easy availability of samosa patti these days, it has become my snack of choice whenever I have guests at home and I keep experimenting with the filling. This time, I ditched the regular potato filling and instead whipped up a delicious chicken and cheese filling for my samosas. Needless to say, it was a hit and is definitely going to be on the menu when ever we are entertaining for the next time. So here is the recipe to make these super easy and delicious Chicken and cheese samosa. All you need is Samosa patti - 12-15 All purpose flour - 1 tbsp Water - 2 tbsp Oil - 1 tbsp and for frying Garlic - 3-4 cloves ( thinly sliced ) Onion -...