Falafel Waffles

            Falafel is a traditional middle - eastern snack. It is a deep fried patty made from ground chickpeas. It tastes great just like that. It is generally served in pita loaded with veggies & sauces. Today I am showing you the same falafels but made differently. Instead of frying I am just cooking it in waffle iron. Sounds interesting, isn't it ?
           
             Check the recipe below. Just give it a try. You can serve it in tiffin's as well. So a healthy option for your kids tiffin. :)

Ingredients:

For Falafel Waffles:

• Chickpeas 1 cup
• Garlic Cloves 3 medium
• Coriander leaves
• Parsley
• Green Chilies 3 or 4
• Cumin seeds powder 1 tsp
• Coriander seeds powder 2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Black Pepper (almost 1 tsp)
• Oil
• Lemon Juice 2 tsp
• Baking Powder 1/2 tsp
• Onion finely chopped 1/4 cup

For Yoghurt Sauce:

• Yoghurt 1 cup
• Lemon juice 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper 1 tsp
• Mint leaves few chopped finely

Method:

For falafel Waffles:

• Soak chickpeas for 6 - 8 hours in enough water.
• After 6 - 8 hours, the chickpeas will have doubled in size. Now drain off all the water from it.
• Now grind it to a coarse paste along with garlic cloves, green chilies, coriander leaves & parsley.
• Remove it in a bowl. Season the mixture with salt, cumin seeds powder, coriander seeds powder, crushed black pepper, black pepper, finely chopped onion, lemon juice & baking powder. Mix well.
• Preheat the waffle iron.
• Pour a ladleful of waffle batter in the waffle iron.
• Close it. Let it cook for 10 - 12 minutes.

Yoghurt sauce:

• Mix all ingredients for sauce - yoghurt, salt, black pepper, lemon juice & mint leaves.  Mix well. Add water if necessary to make sauce like consistency.

Tips:

• Add baking powder just before making the waffles.
• If you want it to be brown, cook it for little more time in waffle iron.
• If you don't have waffle iron make in the sandwich maker. It will be the same with a different shape.