Falafel and Wraps | Cooking With Kin #4#

Once again, I would like to thank all of you who have been incredibly gracious to send me your recipes! :) Today, I feature a simple & exotic Egyptian snack, by Princy Vinoth - who blogs at Spicy Foood for my Cooking With Kin series. She has over 100 different recipes on her blog. Some of my favorite are - Snicker Muffins, Stuffed Dates Cookies, Truffles and the brilliant eggless Tiramisu. Hop on to her blog for more! :-)

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I was super thrilled when Kavitha @ Edible entertainment asked me to make a post for her 'Cooking with Kin ' series! Thanks Kavitha for giving me my first guest post :)

Falafels have been my childhood favorite.Being brought up in the middle east, shawarmas are an all time favorite. Falafels are deep fried patties/balls made of chick-peas and served with pita bread,salads and tahini based sauces.Read more about falafels here. 

I've been wanting to make falafels for a while just that I didn't have an appropriate occasion i guess.

This is how i made it.

Falafels

Makes 8 small patties

You'll need

Chickpeas 1 cup cooked and drained

Onions 1 small chopped finely

Garlic 3 pods 

Parsley/cilantro/coriander leaves few sprigs

Green chilli 1(as needed)

Cumin seed powder 1tsp

Coriander/dhaniya powder 1 tsp

Flour 1 tablespoon

Salt to taste

Oil to deep fry

1. Mash all the above in a mortar and pestle or blitz it in a mixer until a smooth dry mix which you can roll into patties.
2. I made a paste of green chillies,cilantro and garlic and added it to the chick pea mixture.
3. Roll them into small patties or shapes of your desire and deep fry.

Yogurt dip/spread

Hung curd 2 tablespoon

Mayonaise 1 tsp

Pepper powder 1/2tsp

Cucumber grated and drained off the excess liquid 1 tablespoon

Onion 1 small chopped finely(optional)

Salt to taste

• Mix all the ingredients and check for taste and keep it aside.

For the wraps

Chapati/wheat or corn tortilla- 2

Freshly cut vegetables - onions,tomatoes,lettuce (any of your choice)

Yogurt dip from above

Spread the yogurt dip on the chapati and place fresh salad with the falafels ,roll and serve.

Enjoy a delicious Mediterranean dish :)