I am a self confessed Falafel lover. But all said and done, I cannot hope to gobble down this delicacy for the sole reason that it is fried and hence not as good for our health as it does for the taste buds. But Falafel by itself without the frying is really nutritious and gives an instant energy boost. It also helps to fill you up faster thanks to all that protein packed into it.
Cooking for lunches gets cumbersome especially when I have to make something for myself. What can be done without much effort, makes me feel really full with less cooking time? Baked Falafel it is. Prep time hardly takes more than 5-10min and the rest of the cooking is done by the oven which approximately takes another 15-20 min. You have a perfect, healthy lunch under 30min. Need any more bargain than this?:)
The recipe is almost same as Fried Falafel which I am repeating here.
Method
1.Take all the ingredients except the sesame seeds if using in a blender
2.Blend to a smooth paste. Dont add water until required for blending. The dough should allow you to shape this mixture into patties. In case, it gets difficult, add little soy flour/corn flour to thicken it.
3.Shape into patties, place them in a greased baking pan, drizzle little oilve oil on it, top it off with seeds and place them in a preheated 350F oven
4.Turn them in the middle so that both the sides are cooked. Bake them till both the sides turn golden brown. Dont bake them for a long time since they get drier.
5. You can use any sandwich bread. Instead of using the usual Burger buns, I used Whole Grain English Muffins to enhance nutrition. Use any stuffing - lettuce, red onions, avocado and the falafel with little ketchup was my choice. What would be yours? :)
