Made in Yemen - Ramadan delicacies

Ta'amiya or Bagiya: Ingredients: 1 cup dried, peeled fava beans 1 medium onion cup freshly chopped leak leaves 2 garlic cloves 2 tablespoons fresh mint, stems removed and finely chopped 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, stems removed and finely chopped 3 tablespoons fresh coriander, stems removed and finely chopped 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper 3/4 teaspoon cumin oil for fryingPreparation:1. Soak beans overnight in water. 2. Drain and rinse.3. Preheat oil to 350 degrees. 2 inches of oil in a frying pan will suffice. 4. Place beans in food processor and blend. 5. add the remaining ingredients to form a thick paste-like consistency. If too thick, add 1 tablespoon of water at a time until desired consistency. 6. Remove mixture from processor. Spoon falafel into hot oil by the tablespoon. Or if you can, make small flat balls with your hand and gently place in the oil.7. Fry for about 2 minutes or until Bagiya is a golden brown color.Serve falafel by itself, or with hot Adani chili sauce, or with simple sahawiq.
Adani chili sauceAdani chili is also known as chili pepper. It is less spicy and much bigger in size. It is bought in dry form from spices shops Soak the chilies for a one hour until soft1. Remove seeds2. Grind with garlic, if required add two table spoons water3. Add juice of one lemon4. Add salt for taste5. Either use 2 spoons vinegar or use tamarind sauce.To make tamarind sauce, soak tamarind in warm water until it becomes soft and starts to melt. Peal and remove the seed, then mix it with little water to get a thick sau Cottage cheese chutney and Sahawiq (tomato coriander chutney).
Cottage cheese chutney Ingredients: 250 grams of cottage cheese 3 red tomatoes 2 cloves garlic _ tbsp cumin seeds one small chili 1 spoon chopped fresh coriander Salt to tasteProcedure:Mix all the ingredients together in a blender and add the salt to the taste.4. Anchovies chutneyThe same ingredients as the cottage chutney except replace the cheese with 3 spoons of anchovies. Grind the anchovies with little water. Blend it with the rest of the ingredients.