INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

There is a great deal of room to play around with the amount of each
ingredient, so start out with a little, taste it, and add a little more
if you want. I'd be careful with the Garlic and Onions. One clove and a
small green onion are sufficient if you're going anywhere within the next
few days or so, more if you have quite a bit of parsley left over and are
living a monastic existence. As far as the spices go, I personally put more
than a teaspoon each of the Cumin and Coriander, less renders it
considerably milder, but still tasty.
The amount of breadcrumbs depends upon how many people are eating. If you
have a bunch of people coming over, get out a loaf. 4-5 slices of bread
tossed in the food processor should be sufficient for most applications.
Play around with the tofu:breadcrumb ratio til you have a consistency and
flavour you're happy with.
The actual production involves putting the chopped up tofu, along with the
garlic and onion(s) into the food processor and processing them until
smooth. Remove to a large bowl and add bread-crumbs, egg, parsley, salt,
cumin and coriander. Taste and adjust and taste and adjust...
Put a bed of bread-crumbs on a plate and take out individual tablespoon's
full of the tofu mixture and put them on top, cover with breadcrumbs and
flatten them into patties. Add oil to a HOT frying pan and let the oil heat
up til it's hot. (I had the element on between medium and high) There
should be a fair amount of oil, not so much that it covers the patties, but
enough such that it goes up about half-way on each little patty. Add the
tolafel patties to the oil and cook each side until golden-brown. Place
them on paper towels afterwards to drain-off excess oil.
The sauce I use is just low-fat Yogurt with as much cayenne pepper as you
can handle. (you could also add garlic, but you probably already have quite
enough) Put whatever you like inside the pita-pocket. I personally like
cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce and parsley, though anything's possible.
David Dmytryshyn
Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest by Shaul and Aviva Ceder
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