Delicious Spinach Falafels

Delicious Spinach Falafels are healthy and tasty food that has originated from middle eastern countries.

Gauravi Vinay
Delicious Spinach Falafels
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Delicious Spinach Falafels are healthy and tasty food that has originated from middle eastern countries.Falafels are so versatile that you can incorporate a huge variety of flavours in them. This can be deep fried, grilled , baked and even cooked on a paniyaram pan to suit your preference. Top it onto

Top the Delicious Spinach onto a salad or wrap it in a pita bread to make Pita Sandwich with Cauliflower Falafel and Roasted Vegetables and have it with Pomegranate Mint Cocktail Recipe.

Here are few more varieties in falafel which you will enjoy. 

  1. Waffled Falafel and Vegetables Recipe
  2. Lebanese Chickpea Falafel Recipe
  3. Beetroot Falafel With Pita Bread Recipe

Note: If the falafel mixture is too wet, add some powdered oats to bind the mixture together.

 

Cuisine: Mediterranean
Course: Appetizer
Diet: Vegetarian
Equipments Used: Cast Iron Grill Pan
Prep in

500 M

Cooks in

45 M

Total in

545 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup Kala Chana (Brown Chickpeas) , soaked and cooked
  • 1 1/2 cup Kala Chana (Brown Chickpeas) , soaked
  • 2 cups Spinach , cleaned
  • 2 tablespoons Coriander (Dhania) Seeds , finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Mint Leaves (Pudina) , finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Parsley leaves
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Cumin powder (Jeera)
  • 2-3 cloves Garlic
  • 1 cup Onion , finely chopped
  • 2-3 teaspoons Red Chilli flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon Black pepper powder
  • Salt , to taste
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil , as needed
  • For Salad
  • 2 Tomatoes , halved and sliced
  • 2 Cucumber , halved and sliced
  • 1 Onion , halved and sliced
  • 2 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves , chopped
  • 1/2 Lemon
  • Salt and Pepper , to season
  • For The Sauce
  • 1 Avocado
  • 1 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)
  • 3 tablespoons Tahini
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns , cracked
  • 11/2 tablespoons Lemon juice

How to make Delicious Spinach Falafels

  1. To begin with the Delicious Spinach Falafels, Drain both cooked and soaked chickpeas and remove as much as excess moisture as possible.

  2. Now place all the ingredients except chopped onions in a food processor and process this to a coarse paste and transfer it to a mixing bowl and add the chopped onions and combine well.

  3. Heat a grill pan or a skillet with some olive oil, shape the falafels into balls and flatten them and place them on the grill.

  4. Cook the falafels on a medium flame so they are cooked through completely. At the end you can smear some oil and cook on high flame flipping both sides to get a char-grilled exterior.

  5. Repeat it until the whole mixture is exhausted.

  6. Add the dressing ingredients into a blender and blend till smooth and set aside in the refrigerator until use.

  7. Now for the salad add the salad ingredients and mix them in a bowl. 

  8. Now layer the Falafels on a bed of prepared salad and drizzle the yogurt dressing on top .

  9. Top the Delicious Spinach onto a salad or wrap it in a pita bread to make Pita Sandwich with Cauliflower Falafel and Roasted Vegetables and have it with Pomegranate Mint Cocktail Recipe.