Mondays are meatless in my house.......... so nice just to give the body a break and load up on the veges!!!! Sometimes I just have a big bowl of steamed greens broccoli, asparagus, spinach, zucchini YUM or sometimes I have these beautiful little balls of goodness!!!! I love a good falafel and these are GOOOD teamed with some salad and pita or again steamed greens enjoy xxx Couscous Falafels Ingredients: 2 cups of wholemeal couscous 3 cups boiling water 1 tin chickpeas, drained & rinsed 1 tbsp chilli flakes 1 tbsp garam masala ½ cup parsley, finely chopped ½ cup mint, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves ½ cup chickpea flour (plus additional for dusting) 3 tbsp olive oil 1 egg Vegetable oil Mint leaves, to garnish Tahini Yoghurt 1 cup Greek style yoghurt 2 tbsp tahini 1 tsp olive oil Salt & pepper Directions: 1.Place CousCous into a large bowl and pour boiling water over the top. Cover and stand for 8 to 10 minutes. 2.To make the tahini yoghurt: mix yoghurt, tahini and dash of olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. 3.After 10 minutes, using a fork, fluff up the CousCous. Set aside. Place chickpeas, chilli, garam masala, parsley, mint, garlic, flour, olive oil and egg into a food processor and blend until smooth. 5.Add chickpea mixture to CousCous and combine. Coat your hands with chickpea flour and shape 2cm thick patties. 6.Place patties onto a tray and refrigerate for ½ hr. 7.Heat 1cm depth of vegetable oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Cook patties for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. 8.Remove patties and place on absorbent towel. 9.Serve falafel with yoghurt over the top and mint leaves, pita pockets or salad
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 10:00:00 +0000
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