Spinach Falafel With Hummus

Spinach Falafel With Hummus - Prathibha Bhandari

Ingredients

2 cups Dried Chickpeas (kabuli chana)

1 bunch washed and chopped spinach
2 medium size Onions , finely chopped
½ tbsp fresh young ginger, grated
4-5 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 green chilli, finely chopped
3 tbsp breadcrumbs
2 tbsp cornflour
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying

Method

Soak the chickpeas overnight. Drain them and remove all water.
In food processor add all the above mentioned ingredients except for breadcrumbs and cornflour.
Once the coarse mixture is done, add bread crumbs and cornflour and grind or mix well.
If you take the mix in hand and make a ball it should not fall off. If there is still moisture in the mixture then frying will not be possible.
Add more breadcrumbs and cornflour , but be careful to not over add as it will change the taste.
Now take some mix in your hand and make either balls/patties.
Do the same for rest of mix and refrigerate for atleast one hour.
Heat oil in pan/kadai .
The temperature of oil should be 350 deg F.
Deep fry the falafel until golden brown.

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