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Start by preheating the oven to 350 and drizzling the oil evenly in a shallow baking pan (we used a small glass baking pan/casserole dish).
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Next, mash the chickpeas/garbanzo beans.
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You can use a food processor, but we used a spoon,potato masher, and our blender.
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This way requires more work and depending on your blender it might mean doing it in a couple of batches to make sure the chunks of chickpeas/garbanzo beans are gone.
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Add onions and garlic and blend some more.
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Mix in the rest of the ingredients and you should get a thick paste-like consistency.
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Spoon out the mixture and roll (using your hands) into walnut size balls and place in preheated baking dish.
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Flatten the falafel a little.
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Bake for 15-20 minutes, flip the falafel halfway through baking.
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You can use a food processor to combine the garlic and tahini but we just used our blender.
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Then add salt, parsley, cilantro, and cumin to the mixture.
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Next, add olive oil, lemon juice, and water.
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If the mixture is too thick slowly add more warm water until you get the thickness that you like.
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Now all you have to do is take your favorite pita bread and top it with your favorite toppings ( greens/tomatoes/onions/etc) add the falafel and tahini sauce.
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dont forget to add some hot sauce.
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That puts it over the top.
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We love hot sauce (especially the garlic version).
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And voila!
