FALAFEL - CHICKPEA PATTIES

This is a Middle Eastern treat! 4 cups cooked chickpeas mashed, 4 cloves garlic crushed, 2t ground cumin, 1t turmeric, 1t salt, half a cup grated onion, 1/4 cup minced parsley, 1/4 to half cup water, 1T lemon juice, pinch of cayenne pepper, 1/3 cup flour, -Mix all the ingredients together and form into medium size patties. -You can fry them in olive oil which could be a trick as they break, or just pack them out on a greased baking sheet and bake in the oven until brown. -Serve with sliced tomatoes, cucumber stuffed in pittas or rolled up in whole wheat wraps.