Happy Valentine Wishes my friends, Hope you all having a fun blasting day.
This is my 6th day in blogging marathon with APPETIZER theme, so I decided to make delicious & crispy Falafel with Hummus dip from Mediterranean Kitchen. It is a fried balls or bean patties.
Try this in your kitchen & you can admire a new taste & flavor... Sure it will be a counterbalance for our regular masala vadai..
Ingredients:
For Falafel:
White Chana / Garbanzo beans - 1 cup
Onion - 1(chopped)
Cilantro - ½ cup(minced)
Mint leaves - ½ cup(minced)
Green chili - 2 or to taste
Garlic pods - 5 (minced)
Red chili powder - 1 tsp or to taste
Coriander powder - ½ tsp or to taste
Cumin powder - ½ tsp
Black pepper - ½ tsp
Bread crumbs - ½ cup
Sesame seeds - 2tbsp
Salt - to taste
Add these ingredients 15 minutes before frying
- Baking soda - ¼ tsp
- Baking powder - ¼ tsp
- All purpose flour - 2tbsp
For Hummus :
Yogurt -¼ cup
Cooked Garbanzo beans / White Channa - 1 cup
Tahini Sauce - 2 tbsp
Lemon juice - ¼ cup
Garlic - 3 pods
Red chili power - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Olive Oil - 2 tbsp( I used normal cooking oil )
Water - As required
Mint & cilantro leave- garnishing
For Tahini sauce
Water - 2tbsp
Lemon juice - 1 lemon or to taste
Garlic - 4 pods
Red chili powder - ¼ tsp or to taste
Pepper powder - ½ tsp or to taste
Salt - to taste
Method:
For making Falafel:
- Soak Channa overnight & drain the water. Blend the bean in food processor until it turn to bread crumb consistency & transfer to serving bowl.
- Grind Onion, garlic, mint & leaves, Green chili in to fine paste and add to the bean crumbs.
- Add Red chili powder, Coriander powder,Cumin powder, Black pepper, Bread crumbs & salt and mix well. Adjust salt to taste.
- Let it rest for 10 minutes.
- Stir in baking powder, baking soda & flour to bean mixture and let it sit for another 15 minutes.
- Heat oil in a frying pan in medium heat. Once oil get heated, low the heat & drop falafel balls into oil. ( You can shape Falafel, by using falafel mold or in hand as we do for masala vadai.)
- Continuously turn the falafel & Fry till it turns to golden brown color.
- Serve with Hummus dip.
For Making Tahini Sauce:
- Grind sesame seeds with water to paste & then add rest of the ingredients & grind it again for a minute. Keep it ready for Hummus.
For making Hummus:
- Mix all ingredient except mint & cilantro and blend it to a smooth paste. Adjust water to desired thicknes.
- Adjust salt to taste, Garnish with mint & cilantro.
Check out my fellow bloggers for their delicious recipe.
Superb finish to the 7 day marathon and a lovely VZalentine's treat - Huge fan of lebanese cuisine - they like Indians have a multitude of vegetarian options 🙂
What a wonderful treat for a perfect day!
Happy V day to you n your loved ones 🙂
Happy V day to u dear! A wonderful treat...pics are awesome!
perfect combination! looks positively yummy..the presentation is fab too 🙂
Happy V day to you n your loved ones 🙂
US Masala
Love the falafels!
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Perfect shape for V day. Liked the spices you have put in falafel. Wonderful treat your your loved ones
Very beautiful clicks
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Wow looks so delicious ....wonderful treat
Perfect heart shape delight for vday, looks great and crispy.
Drop by sometime.
FOODELICIOUS
i always wondered how falafel was made.. now here is a beautiful pictorial.. thanks.. looks yumm
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Yummy!
gr8 falafal clicks and designe is superb
just saw in usha's blog and now you mak eme drool..yumm
Those heart shaped falafel looks extremely inviting, my fav dip..Happy V day..
Superb combination... my all time favourite.... lovely..
Reva
Happy Valentines day to u....i will prepare this soon......
awesome presentation!
The first click is awesome.Looks yum
Thank you for the nice recipe.
Looks so delicious,perfect treat,love it.
Wonderful presentation
Lovely recipe
Wow thats nice golden brown color and crisp looking falafel.Nicely presented
Your recipe looks more authentic than mine. I skipped baking powder, baking soda, bread crumbs and sesame seeds.
That looks fabulous!..lovely presentation..
Love the cute falafels. Beautiful photographs too!!