Chickpea Falafel with Hummus
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
45 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
4
- For the hummus
- 2 cups canned chickpeas (drained)
- 2 Tbsps Tahini
- 2 cloves garlic cloves (chopped)
- juiced lemons
- olive oil (approximately)
- For the felafel
- 4 cups canned chickpeas (drained)
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 clove garlic cloves (chopped)
- 1 tsp ground Cumin
- 1 tsp ground cilantro
- 2 Tbsps fresh cilantro (chopped)
- 1 tsp Chili powder
- Oil (for frying)
- To serve
- 8 Pita bread
- 2 handfuls mixed salad
Preparation steps
1.
For the hummus, put all the ingredients in a food processor and whizz until smooth. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
2.
For the felafel, put all the ingredients in a food processor and pulse until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Season with salt and pepper.
3.
Form the felafel mix into patties and fry in hot oil for about 3 minutes on each side or until well browned. Drain on kitchen paper.
4.
Serve the felafel in the pitta pockets with the salad leaves and spoon on the hummus to taste.
