Falafel (Spicy Dried Beans Patties)

Ingredients:
375 g fava beans( soaked overnight)
375 g chick peas (soaked overnight)
2 cloves garlic crushed
1 large brown onion, finely chopped
4 large spring onions, finely chopped
1/2 hot red or green pepper ,finely chopped or ground
1 level tbsp bicarbonate of soda
3 tbsp plain flour
1 cup finely chopped parsley
1 tsp ground coriander
1 1/2 tsp cumin
1 1/2 tbsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
oil for frying

Directions:
Drain beans and chick peas and rinse well in cold water. If beans are not skinless, skin them. Pound or grind the beans and chick peas ( if grinding, put them through fine blade of mincer twice). Mix in crushed garlic, chopped onions, spring onions and hot pepper, and then add the remaining ingredients. Pound or blend mixture to a smooth paste and let rest for at least one hour. Take walnut-sized lumps of mixture and mould into round flat shaped 4 centimeters in diameter. Allow to rest for a further 15 minutes, then fry them in oil until golden brown.