Falafel Mexican Sopes

Name: Falafel Mexican Sopes
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 gm Chickpeas (White Chana) (Boiled & drained); 1 Onion roughly chopped; 2 tbsp Fresh parsley chopped; 2-3 Cloves Garlic; 1 tbsp Flour or chickpea flour; to taste Salt; 1 tsp Garam Masala; 1 tsp Cumin; 1/2 tsp Ground coriander; 1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper; 1/4 tsp Black pepper; Vegetable oil for frying; 1/2 cup Maize Flour; 2 tbsp All purpose Flour; 1/4 tsp Salt; Water to knead

Rita Chadha @cook_12429237

Falafel is a deep-fried ball, doughnut or patty made from ground chickpeas. The falafel balls are topped with salads, pickled vegetables, hot sauce, and drizzled with tahini-based sauces. Falafel balls may also be eaten alone as a snack or served as part of a meze.SO I am using it in Mexican sopes by giving it an Indian twist.

Rita Chadha @cook_12429237

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Ingredients

20 Minutes

2 servings

250 gmChickpeas (White Chana) (Boiled & drained)
1Onion roughly chopped
2 tbspFresh parsley chopped
2-3 ClovesGarlic
1 tbspFlour or chickpea flour
to tasteSalt
1 tspGaram Masala
1 tspCumin
1/2 tspGround coriander
1/4 tspCayenne pepper
1/4 tspBlack pepper
Vegetable oil for frying
1/2 cupMaize Flour
2 tbspAll purpose Flour
1/4 tspSalt
Water to knead

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Steps

20 Minutes

1

Drain and rinse the garbanzo beans well. Pour them into your food processor along with the chopped onion, garlic cloves, parsley, flour or chickpea flour (use chickpea flour to make gluten free) and spices.
2

Pulse all ingredients together until a coarse meal forms.
3

Process till the mixture is somewhere between the texture of a paste.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
4

Form falafel mixture into round balls or slider-shaped patties using wet hands or a falafel scoop. I use about 2 tbsp of mixture per falafel.
If the oil is at the right temperature, it will take 2-3 minutes per side to brown (5-6 minutes total).
5

If it browns faster than that, your oil is too hot and your falafels will not be fully cooked in the center. Cool the oil down slightly and try again.
6

For Base:
Knead the soft and smooth dough. Pat it with hands and make chapatti of thickness 2-4 cm.
7

Half Cook from both sides and scoop out the inner part slightly.
Deep fry it for 1-2 minutes.
8

Assemble Sopes
Fill it with Falafel Mixture.
Top with some lettuce, Tamarind Chutney and Mint Chutney.