Falafel [Bulkbites.com]

• Servings: 4
• Time: 90 minutes

Many people ignore falafel thinking its unhealthy, however these non deep-fried falafels are pretty healthy and delicious! Serve the falafels in a whole-wheat pita topped with garlic sauce.

Nutrition

• calories: 234
• protein: 9
• carbs: 30
• fat: 9
• saturated fat: 0.94
• polyunsaturated fat: 0.75
• monounsaturated fat: 4.93
• cholesterol: 0
• sodium: 5
• potassium: 116
• dietary fiber: 0.84
• sugars: 2.12
• vitamin a: 21
• vitamin c: 28
• calcium: 17
• iron: 0
• magnesium: 0
• complex carbs: 27.04
• other fats: 2.38

Ingredients

• 150 gram Dry Chick Peas
• 2 clove Garlic, raw
• 1 pepper Peppers, hot chili, red, raw
• 1 lemon yields Lemon juice, raw
• 1 tbsp Plain Flour
• 1 tbsp Ground cumin
• 0.24 cup chopped Parsley, fresh
• 1 dash Sea salt
• 2 tablespoon Oil, olive, salad or cooking
• 1 medium Onions, raw
• 1 dash Spices, pepper, black

Instructions

• Pour the chickpeas into a large bowl and cover them by about 3 inches of cold water. Let them soak overnight.
• Drain and rinse the chickpeas well.
• Put them into a food processor with the chopped onion, garlic cloves, parsley, chili pepper, ground cumin, sea salt and black pepper. Pulse all ingredients together until a rough, coarse meal forms
• Add the lemon juice and stir.
• If the mixture is too wet, mix the flour with the falafel mixture.
• Form the falafel mixture into round balls or slider-shaped patties using wet hands.
• Cover the balls with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Cook the falafel in a skillet with olive oil over medium heat untill golden brown on both sides.
• Serve the falafel in a (whole wheat) pita with garlic sauce.