HEALTHY FALAFEL WRAPS

Falafel is a Meditteranean food, commonly served in pita breads, which act as a pocket and holds the filling kept inside. "Falafel" also means a wrapped sandwich, so, incase if pita bread is not available in India, we can wrap them in a tortilla or whole wheat chapathi and enjoy.
Normally Falafel is a deep fried ball, but here, I made them in a healthier way, just as I made
Mysore bondas.
The recipe is my daughter's, I just made these fritters in a healthy way, that's all. Rest of the work is hers, so, the entire credit for this recipe goes to my daughter.

Ingredients

Soaked and drained Kabuli channa / chickpeas - 4 cups

Onions - 2, finely chopped

Ginger - 2 tsps, finely chopped

Garlic - 8 pods, finely chopped

Chilli powder - 3 tsps

Jeera powder - 2 tsps

Coriander powder - 2 tsps

Garam masala - 2 tsps

Pepper powder - 1 tsp

Fresh parsley - 1/2 bunch,  chopped

Fresh lemon juice - 3 tbsps

Salt to taste

All purpose flour - 3 tbsps

Bread crumbs - 3 tbsps

Cooking oil to fry

Recipe Cuisine: Meditteranean/ international; Category: Snacks/ dinner

Prep time: 15 mts; Cooking time: 30 mts

Yields 34 Falafels

Soaked channa, drained

Pulsed to a coarse paste in blender

Chopped onions added

Now, garlic and ginger added

All the spice powders added

Fresh, chopped parsley goes in

Now, lemon juice

Salt to taste, and pepper powder

The whole mixture kneaded well

All purpose flour added

now, bread crumbs

Heat an appe pan, pour 1 tsp oil into each round, and pinch balls of uniform size from the above kneaded dough, and fill in all the rounds. After the bottom becomes golden in colour, flip over

and add 1/2 tsp oil, if needed

When both sides become uniformly golden, gently remove them one by one

and drain on a kitchen towel

Here are the healthy Falafels!!! Enjoy!!

For the Wraps

Pita bread - 12 pieces

Hummus - as required

Chopped cucumbers - as required

Pitted olives - as required

Cherry tomatoes - halved, as needed

Spinach, chopped - as needed

Greek dressing - as required

Sour cream - as needed

Feta cheese - as required

All the veggies, which are going to fill the pita pockets kept ready

Open a pita, place it comfortably in a bowl, and first spread hummus inside the pocket, then,  line with spinach, and then cherry tomatoes, and then olives

Place 3 falafels in the pocket,  now sprinkle the feta cheese, drizzle some greek dressing, and fill in some cucumbers too

Serve this healthy wrap with any chips of your choice.

This post first appeared in www.malpatskitchen.com

Notes

* If pita bread is not available, we can use tortillas or whole wheat chapathis.

*Greek dressing is also available in all stores. Otherwise, we can prepare some at home. Add some fresh curd, dill leaves, or coriander or mint, with some grated cucumber and salt. That is it.

*Serve and enjoy with tortilla chips.

Categories: Family contributions, Healthy Cooking, International cuisine, Low-Cal Snacks