Sean’s Falafel and Cucumber Sauce

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Description

This is a great recipe for falafel. Everyone that I have made it for loves it. Yum!

Ingredients

  • 1 (6 ounce) container plain yogurt
  • ½ cucumber – peeled, seeded, and finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise (Optional)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • ½ cup fresh parsley
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 dash pepper
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup dry bread crumbs
  • oil for frying
  • 2 pita breads, cut in half (Optional)
  • 1 cup chopped tomatoes (Optional)

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl combine yogurt
  2. cucumber
  3. dill
  4. salt
  5. pepper and mayonnaise and mix well. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
  6. In a large bowl mash chickpeas until thick and pasty; don’t use a blender
  7. as the consistency will be too thin. In a blender
  8. process onion
  9. parsley and garlic until smooth. Stir into mashed chickpeas.
  10. In a small bowl combine egg
  11. cumin
  12. coriander
  13. salt
  14. pepper
  15. cayenne
  16. lemon juice and baking powder. Stir into chickpea mixture along with olive oil. Slowly add bread crumbs until mixture is not sticky but will hold together; add more or less bread crumbs
  17. as needed. Form 8 balls and then flatten into patties.
  18. Heat 1 inch of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Fry patties in hot oil until brown on both sides. Serve two falafels in each pita half topped with chopped tomatoes and cucumber sauce.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 4

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