Moosewood's Falafel

two 15oz cans chickpeas (or 4 cups if you wanna soak em and cook em yourself)
4 medium cloves garlic, minced
2 t cumin
1 t tumeric
1 t salt
1/2 cup minced onion
1/4 cup packed minced parsley
1/4 cup water
1 T lemon juice
few dashes cayenne pepper
1/3 cup flour
oil for frying

1) rinse and drain chickpeas
2) combine all ingredients except flour in food processor/good blender/big bowl to blend/mix by hand until it's a homogenous paste.
3) add flour and stir to combine well.
4) heat a pan, add some oil and wait for it to get hot. then add falafel balls--maybe tablespoons, maybe whatever size you can ball up in the crook of your palm. flatten then out a bit, so it resembles a thick pancake. saute on each side about 10 minutes, until crisp and browned. add oil as needed to coat bottom of pan.

if they seem oily to you when you're done, pat down with or just let sit on some paper towels.