Felafel

Main Course
Serves 3

1 vegetarian protein | ½ dairy protein | 1 fat | 1 vegetable

Ingredients:

• 400g can chick-peas, drained and well rinsed
• 1 large clove garlic
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 heaped Tbsp buckwheat flour

Tomato relish

• 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
• juice of one lemon
• 3 tsp olive oil

Yoghurt mix

• ¾ cup natural yoghurt
• ½ tsp each of cayenne pepper and turmeric powder

Directions:

1. Blend the chick peas, garlic, onion and spices in a food processor until almost smooth. Scrape the paste into a bowl and mix with the flour. Divide into 9 balls, each the size of a golf ball.
2. Flatten into patties. Spray a frypan with cooking spray, and gently brown the falafels on each side. Respray frypan when you turn the falafels.
3. Combine tomato relish ingredients.
4. Mix yoghurt mix ingredients.
5. Serve the with the tomato relish and the yoghurt mix.