How to make Falafel Burger -
Burgers get a new identity with buns spread with yogurt-garlic sauce, stuffed with falafels.
This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel & has featured on Sanjeev Kapoor Kitchen.
Main Ingredients : Chickpeas (kabuli chana) (काबुली चना), Burger buns (बर्गर बन्स)
Cuisine : Middle Eastern
Course : Snacks and Starters
You can also find more Snacks and Starters recipes like Bhakarwadi Cones, Kathal Ke Shaami, Peanut Pakora-SK Khazana, Rajgire Ka Thepla.
Falafel Burger Recipe Card
Middle Eastern cuisine comprises of food eaten by the people of the various countries of the Middle East. The cuisine of the region is diverse while having a degree of homogeneity. Some commonly used ingredients include olives and olive oil, pitas, honey, sesame seeds, dates, sumac, chickpeas, mint and parsley.
Prep Time : 8-10 hour
Cook time : 6-10 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Falafel Burger Recipe
Chickpeas (kabuli chana) soaked overnight 1 cup
Burger buns 4
Garlic cloves 4-5
Onion chopped 1 medium
Salt to taste
Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
Baking soda 1/2 teaspoon
Oil to deep fry
Fresh parsley sprigs a few
Hung yogurt 1/2 cup
Coriander-mint chutney 2 tablespoons
Tomatoes 2 medium
Iceberg lettuce leaves 8
Cheese slices 8
Cucumber sliced 1 medium
Method
Step 1
Coarsely grind chickpeas with garlic and onion and put into a bowl. Add salt, cumin powder and baking soda and mix well.
Step 2
Heat sufficient oil in a deep pan. Divide the mixture into equal portions and roll into balls. Press them lightly, slide into hot oil and deep-fry till golden. Drain on absorbent paper.
Step 3
Deep-fry a few parsley sprigs in the same oil till crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
Step 4
Halve the burger buns and heat them in a non-stick pan.
Step 5
To make the yogurt sauce, put hung yogurt and coriander-mint chutney in a bowl and whisk till well blended. Add a little salt and mix.
Step 6
Keep a damp muslin cloth over another bowl, put the yogurt mixture in it, gather the edges and squeeze out smooth sauce into the bowl.
Step 7
Thinly slice tomatoes.
Step 8
Spread the yogurt sauce on the burger bun halves, place iceberg lettuce on them, top with tomato slices, cheese slices, cucumber slices and finally a burger.
Step 9
Garnish with fried parsley and serve as open burgers.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1867 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 86.4 gm
Protein : 228.9 gm
Fat : 66.8 gm
Other : 64.4
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