Delicious Spinach Falafels
Delicious Spinach Falafels are healthy and tasty food that has originated from middle eastern countries.
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.
Note: If the falafel mixture is too wet, add some powdered oats to bind the mixture together.
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4 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup Kala Chana (Black Chickpeas) , soaked and cooked
- 1 1/2 cup Kala Chana (Black 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
- 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
To begin with the Delicious Spinach Falafels, Drain both cooked and soaked chickpeas and remove as much as excess moisture as possible.
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.
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.
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.
Repeat it until the whole mixture is exhausted.
Add the dressing ingredients into a blender and blend till smooth and set aside in the refrigerator until use.
Now for the salad add the salad ingredients and mix them in a bowl.
Now layer the Falafels on a bed of prepared salad and drizzle the yogurt dressing on top .
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.
Gauravi Vinay
Stories of a Mindful Mouth! Gauravi Vinay is a finance graduate and an ex stock broker now a full time mum. She loves travelling and learning about new cultures. She derives massive inspiration to cook from her mum and grandma who are amazing cooks as well. In addition to her love for cooking, she has a huge interest in nutrition and aspires to go in that direction someday. Lastly she loves to experiment with healthy and local ingredients and make plant based food fun and exciting.
