Green Lentil Falafel
Green Lentil Falafel

Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, green lentil falafel. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Green Lentil Falafel is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Green Lentil Falafel is something that I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook green lentil falafel using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Green Lentil Falafel:
  1. Make ready 150 g dry green lentils (275 g soaked)
  2. Get 1/2 tsp coriander seeds
  3. Prepare 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper powder
  4. Take 1/4 tsp fennel seeds
  5. Get 1/4 tsp salt
  6. Prepare dash pepper
  7. Make ready 1 clove garlic
  8. Take 2 Tbsp chopped chives (or fresh cilantro/coriander)
  9. Take 1-2 Tbsp flour
  10. Take oil for frying
  11. Prepare Simple Yoghurt Dip
  12. Get 4 Tbsp plain yogurt
  13. Take to taste salt & pepper
  14. Prepare to taste Fresh chopped cilantro or parsley
Instructions to make Green Lentil Falafel:
  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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