One of my aunties has a institution to help cats and dogs without home and I promised for her birthday I would make a mini recipe book with ethnic vegan recipes I collected during my trip around the world.
The book, in Portuguese language, will hopefully will be available for sale online in October, all profits going towards Movimento Amor Sem Fronteiras . Right now I am in a race trying to review, cook and produce the photos before the end of this month.
One of my favourite recipes in the book is this Falafel - so delicious!! Specially when served with garlic sauce (yogurt based for non vegans, soy cream based for vegans) and fresh Pita bread. My twist to the normal Falafel is add a whole bunch of Mint to it.
Hope you love it!
Rachel
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Falafel with Mint and Garlic Sauce
Serves: 4 | Costs: $$ | Difficulty: Easy | Time: 30min plus overnight soak
Author: Classic
Ingredients
Falafel- 2 Cups chickpeas
- 1 Bunch fresh parsley
- 1 Bunch fresh coriander
- 1 Bunch fresh mint
- 1 Large onion cut in quarters
- 4 Cloves garlic
- 1 Teaspoon cumin
- 1 Fresh red pepper
- 1/2 Teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 Teaspoon salt
- Vegetable oil to Fry
- 1 Tube (200g) yogurt or vegan soy cream
- 2 Large garlic cloves
- 1 Teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 Teaspoon salt
Instructions
Falafel- Soak the chickpeas overnight
- Drain the chickpeas
- Add chickpeas, mint, parsley, coriander, cumin, red pepper, black pepper and salt to a food processor bow.
- Pulse and process until well ground and the mixture comes together (wet sand consistence)
- Roll the mixture into 5cm diameter balls
- Heat enough oil to cover half of the falafels en a large frying pan over medium heat
- In batches fry the Falafels, turning them to fry evenly during 5-8 minutes until golden brown
- Drain on paper towels
- Repeat until all mixture was fried
- For a lighter Garlic taste, cut garlic in half and remove the green germ
- In a blender of food processor pulse all ingredients until completely mixed
Serve with Pita bread and lemon wedges.
superb!.... an easy tasty dish for entertaining a few friends or just to spoil yourself especially nice when accompanied by a cool glass of Pinot Grigio.
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