Green Lentil Falafel

Name: Green Lentil Falafel
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 150 g dry green lentils (275 g soaked); 1/2 tsp coriander seeds; 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper powder; 1/4 tsp fennel seeds; 1/4 tsp salt; dash pepper; 1 clove garlic; 2 Tbsp chopped chives (or fresh cilantro/coriander); 1-2 Tbsp flour; oil for frying; *Simple Yoghurt Dip*; 4 Tbsp plain yogurt; to taste salt & pepper; to taste Fresh chopped cilantro or parsley

Felice @morinoko

Connecticut, United States

I love experimenting with falafel! Usually they're made with garbanzo beans/chickpeas, but I wanted to see if I could make falafel out of lentils too. They turned out great - and have a different flavor than regular chickpea falafel! Here's how I made them - feel free to mix up the spices with other flavors you like. This makes about 12 small falafels.

Felice @morinoko

Connecticut, United States

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Ingredients

30 mins

2 servings

150 gdry green lentils (275 g soaked)
1/2 tspcoriander seeds
1/4 tspcayenne pepper powder
1/4 tspfennel seeds
1/4 tspsalt
dashpepper
1 clovegarlic
2 Tbspchopped chives (or fresh cilantro/coriander)
1-2 Tbspflour
oil for frying
*Simple Yoghurt Dip*
4 Tbspplain yogurt
to tastesalt & pepper
to tasteFresh chopped cilantro or parsley

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Steps

30 mins

1

Soak lentils overnight and drain. (Note: Do not use cooked lentils!! they will fall apart when frying)
2

Combine all the ingredients for falafel (except cooking oil of course) in a food processor. Work in batches if needed.
3

Process until the lentils are chopped into a grainy mixture. You don't want it to be come a paste.
4

Form into balls using about 2 Tbsp of the lentil mix each. (it helps to wet your hands a little to prevent the mixture from sticking). If they are falling apart, add more flour to the mixture.
5

Heat enough oil for frying in a frying pot. One the temperature is hot, fry the falafel in batches. When one side is golden brown turn over and fry the other side.
6

When all sides are golden remove from oil and let drain on a rack or on paper towels.
7

Mix together the yoghurt dip ingredients if using that. Serve and enjoy with the yogurt dip!

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Felice @morinoko

on October 28, 2015 04:53

Connecticut, United States

I grew up in Southern Germany and Ohio, and spent 10 years in Japan. I love bread baking, #German food, and healthy, homestyle cooking in general inspired by my family and the seasons.Follow my cooking adventures on Instagram :)https://instagram.com/morinoko_