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Falafel Wrap

Easy nutritious, filling, and delicious wraps made of falafel, tzatziki sauce, and crunchy vegetables.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 4
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Mediterranean

Ingredients
  

For Taztziki Sauce
  • 1 Cup Greek Yoghurt
  • ½ Cup Grated unpeeled english Cucumber
  • 1 Tsp Lime Juice
  • 1 Tsp Olive Oil
  • 1 Tsp Chopped Dill Leaves
  • Salt according to your taste
For Falafel Balls
  • 1.5 Cups Dry Chikpeas (Soaked overnight)
  • ½ Cup Fresh Chopped Parsley
  • ½ Cup Fresh Chopped Cilantro
  • 4 cloves Garlic,chopped
  • ½ Medium onion, chopped
  • 1 Tsp Lime juice
  • ½ Tsp Cumin Powder
  • 1 Tsp Paprika powder
  • 1 Chopped Green Chilli
  • salt According to the taste
  • 5 Tbsp All Purpose Flour
  • 1 Tsp Baking Powder
For Assembling the wrap
  • 6 Wraps
  • 2 Cups Sliced purple Cabbage
  • 1 Cup Chopped Lettuce
  • ½ Cup Chopped Cherry Tomatoes
  • Any other vegetable of your choice.

Method
 

Making of Tzatziki Sauce
  1. Grate english cucumber and remove all the water by using cheesecloth or just by using your palms.
  2. Whisk yoghurt and add chopped dil leaves,salt ,olive oil ,lime juice to it .Mix it properly .Add grated cucumber to it .
  3. Keep chilled in the fridge for serving.
Making of Falafel Balls
  1. Wash over night soaked chickpea properly.
  2. Take a food processor and add everything in it .Pulse everything together to make a rough textured mash of chickpeas and herbs.
  3. Mix all the spices ,lemon juice ,Baking powderand all purpose flour to it .
  4. Keep this mixture in fridge for 30 minutes.
  5. For deep frying take a pan or wok.
  6. Add oil to it .Heat it .
  7. Fry one falafel and check it .Frying on medium flame by increasing or decreasing the flame from time to time is suggested.
  8. Suppose your falafelis breaking add little bit of more all purpose flour.
  9. If you think your falafel ball is dense then add pinch of baking soda in addition to previous quantity.
  10. Deep fry falafel balls till they feel crispy from out side and soft from inside.
  11. Similarly you can air fry them or bake them.
  12. Remove them on a paper towel.
How to Assemble Falafel Wrap
  1. Slice, shred and chop all the vegetables as thin as possible .You can use food processor as well. Mix lime juice and salt ,pepper .
  2. Take a wrap .Spread some sauce on it .Place some vegetables .Place 3-4 falafel balls on it .
  3. Wrap it tightly .Cut it into two parts and enjoy.
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