Ingredients:

• 1 lb. dried fava beans
• ½ tsp. baking soda
• 2 small onion, minced
• ½ tsp. hot red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp. cumin seed, ground
• Tbsp. parsley, chopped
• 1 whole lemon, juiced
• 1-2 Tbsp. salt, to taste (when you fry something it always needs more salt) 

Make it:

1. Soak the dried fava beans for 24-48 hours
2. Drain in a colander and then put in a food processor with all the other ingredients, except the salt. Puree until it has the consistency of a coarse paste (not smooth).
3. Let it rest for 30 minutes, add the salt and form the mixture into small, golf ball-size rounds.
4. Heat canola or vegetable oil to 350 degrees (hot but not smoking) and fry the falafel for 5 minutes or until nicely brown and cooked through. 
5. Drain on paper towels and serve right away.