Falafel is a scrumptious balls of chickpeas and goodness of herbs that come across from Middle Eastern Cooking. Well for vegetarian, falafel is a good option as a snack and have a great combination with wraps, pitas and sandwiches.today, I will share how to make Falafel with tortilla wrap.
I've had my experience in Indore street corner and i loved them. So i decided to share this recipe with you all.
What Is Falafel:
Traditionally falafel is made from ground chickpeas, herbs and spices. then this mixture is made into balls or patties and is deep fried to get the crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. It's an authentic Middle Eastern Recipe.
It's very easy to cook falafel once you get to know the recipe. Falafel is a gluten-free dish and are made from very simple ingredients. These are best served right away after cooking therefore they are warm and crispy. They are delicious and served with Tahini Sauce and Hummus. I've used Hummus as a spread for tortilla and tahini sauce to drizzle over it.
How To Make Falafel Wrap:
Authentic Homemade Falafel made from dried chickpeas, herbs and garlic. It's vegan, gluten free, diary free. Let's checkout the recipe :
Ingredients:
For The Wrap:
2 cups flour (Maida)
A pinch of salt
2-3 tsp olive oil
1 1/2 cup warm water
For The Falafels:
200gms Chickpeas (soaked overnight)
1 finely chopped onion
10-12 garlic cloves
1 bunch coriander (finely chopped)
4-5 parsley leaves/ tulsi leaves
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
Salt to taste
For The Hummus:
200gms soaked and completely boiled chickpeas
10-12 garlic cloves
A quarter cup of olive oil
2-3 tsp roasted sesame seeds
5 tsp lemon juice
Salt to taste
For The Tahini Sauce:
1/4 cup toasted sesame
2 tsp olive oil
1/2 lemon squeezed
1 garlic clove
salt to taste
water
For The Wrap Filling:
1 cucumber cut into strands
1 onion cut into rings and pickled with beetroot and lemon juice
some cabbage leaves
Instruction:
Prepare a soft dough by mixing all the ingredients mentioned for the wrap and let it rest for 15 mins.
Blend all the ingredients together mentioned for falafel in a course paste. plz don't add water. for consistency you can add some olive oil.
Make small round ball and place it on a tray and let it rest in a refrigerator for 30 mins.
Now deep fry them in a hot oil pan, on a medium flame
Finely blend all the ingredients together mentioned for hummus to a smooth paste. Plz don't add water. Let the Hummus rest in a refrigerator for a while.
Put all the ingredients for tahini and blend it to a smooth paste and put some water to adjust the consistency.
Now in a rolling oil make some round tortillas and bake it on pan from both the sides.
Now for the wrap preparation, spread some hummus on the tortilla and place all the vegetables. place 2-3 falafel balls on it and drizzle some tahini sauce on top of it.
Lastly place cabbage leaves over it and fold the tortilla to make a wrap and toast it again a little on the pan.
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