Falafel they are not cooked prior to use (cooking the chickpeas will cause the falafel to fall apart, requiring adding some flour to use as a binder). Instead they are soaked (sometimes with baking soda) overnight, then ground together with various ingredients such as parsley, scallions, and garlic. Spices such as cumin and coriander are often added to the beans for added flavor. The dried fava beans are soaked in water and then stone ground with leek, parsley, green coriander, cumin and dry coriander. The mixture is shaped into balls or patties. This can be done by hand or with a
Coriander ground fresh. Coriander seed is a spice in "garam masala" and Indian curries which often employ the ground fruits in generous amounts together with cumin, acting as a thickener in a mixture called "dhana jeera". Roasted coriander seeds, called "dhana dal", are eaten as a snack. They are the main ingredient of the two south Indian dishes "sambhar" and "rasam". Outside of Asia, coriander seed is used widely in the process for pickling vegetables. In Germany and South Africa (see "boerewors"), the seeds are used while making sausages. In Russia and Central Europe, coriander seed is an occasional ingredient in