Falafel.

A middle eastern fast food snack. A puree of chickpeas with spices deep fried and served with lettuce tomato etc in pita bread. Minted cucumber salad and a yogurt sauce is also served with it as is hot sauce. Everything is put into the pita bread sauce is put over it with a few leaves of mint. Great stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falafel

Here is a link in case anyone is interested in the origins of this food. I doubt there will be any interest in making if but if there is let me know and I will pass along a few tips.

Here is a recipe for this:

1 cup dried chickpeas or 16 oz. can of chickpeas or garbanzo beans.
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
3 tablespoons of fresh parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon coriander
1 teaspoon cumin
2 tablespoons flour
Salt
Pepper
Oil for frying

Place dried chickpeas in a bowl, covering with cold water. Allow to soak overnight. Omit this step if using canned beans. Drain chickpeas, and place in pan with fresh water, and bring to a boil.Boil for 5 minutes, then let simmer on low for about an hour. Drain and allow to cool for 15 minutes. Combine chickpeas, garlic, onion, coriander, cumin, salt and pepper (to taste) in medium bowl. Add flour.Mash chickpeas, ensuring to mix ingredients together. You can also combine ingredients in a food processor. You want the result to be a thick paste. Form the mixture into small balls, about the size of a ping pong ball. Slightly flatten.Fry in 2 inches of oil at 350 degrees until golden brown (5-7 minutes).

Notes:

Play around with the consistency and make sure your oil is hot. If it is not hot the falafels will fall apart. I also added a little white breadcrumbs to the mix to make it drier.

I didn't use a food processor but a potato masher instead. I found that it gave a better texture. That is a personal preference of course.

Also, use a deeper pan than I have used here because they bubble a lot as you can see. That could start a small grease fire as well as give you a fright.