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
Scallion abundance, as an accompaniment to tofu, noodle dishes, hot pots and stir fries. In Vietnam, Welsh onion is important to prepare "dưa hành" (fermented onions) which is served for Tết, the Vietnamese New Year. A kind of sauce, "mỡ hành" (Welsh onion fried in oil), is used in dishes such as "cơm tấm", "bánh ít" and "cà tím nướng". Welsh onion is the main ingredient in the dish "cháo hành", which is a rice porridge used to treat the common cold. In India, it is eaten as an appetizer (raw) with main meals. In north India, coriander, mint and onion