• Perla Shitrit, the teacher of “Hadas” kindergarten in Akko and the class children made Falafel and documented the whole procedure.

• Now, when you will see the pictures, you will be able to make Falafel too and enjoy it on the coming “Yom Hatzmaut”!

“Beteavon”!

Edit by Efrat Srebro

Falafel Recipe By Perla Shitrit, “Hadas” class teacher.

• Take two glasses of chickpeas and soak them overnight in water

• 4-8 garlic pieces• 1-2 onions• Handful of fresh Parsley• Handful of fresh Coriander• Two wet bread slices• One spoon of cumin• One spoon of salt• One spoon of black pepper• One tea spoon of hot pepper (it is an option)• Tea spoon of Baking Soda

How to do it:• Put the chickpeas in a strainer so there will be no

water left.• Grind all the ingredients except the baking soda in a

food processor.• Let it rest for half of an hour.• Add the baking Soda and stir.

• Wet your hands and make small balls out of the dough.

• Fry the balls in a pan with a lot of hot oil• Add salad , Tehina and chips and put it all in a fresh

Pita

Making vegetable salad

Here are “Hadas” children making Falafel “from scratch”

The children made many Falafel balls

from the dough that Shoshi, the class assistant, prepared.

Preparing the Falafel store sign

Wetting the hand before making the Falafel balls

Taking some Falafel dough

Making Falafel balls

Steering the Tehina with water

Pouring the Tehina into different plates

Taking the balls for frying at Shoshi’s pan.

Opening the Falafel store

Making the Falafel dishes

Making the Falafel dishes

The children got “playing money” and “paid” for each dish that they bought

The line was very long…

“Yummy Falafel”.…