Sweet Potato Falafels

***These falafels are crisp on the outside and soft and velvety on the inside***

Ingredients:

2 Large sweet potatoes (orange flesh)
1.5 cups chick pea flour (aka garbonzo flour)
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
2 large cloves of garlic minced
1.5 teaspoon cumin powder
1.5 teaspoon coriander powder
2 tablespoons olive oil
Canola oil for frying
salt and pepper

Directions:

1) Roast sweet potatoes in 425 degree oven until the flesh is soft (45 minutes to 1 hour). Let potatoes cool. Peel the potatoes and mash until smooth.
2) Add cumin powder, coriander, 1 teaspoon of salt, pepper (to taste), minced garlic, chopped cilantro, and olive oil to the mashed sweet potatoes. Combine well.
3) Add 1 cup of chickpea flour to the sweet potato mixture and mix well. At the point, the mixture should be light , fluffy, and moist.
4) Shape the mixture into balls or patties. The shapes will not be perfect since the mixture is moist. Coat the balls or patties with remaining chickpea flour.
5) Fry the patties in canola oil until golden brown.