Green Chana Waffle

Ingredients

• 1½ cups fresh green chana, blanched 
• 3-4 garlic cloves
• 2-3 green chillies
• 1 medium onion
• Salt to taste
• ½ tablespoon cumin powder
• 2½ tablespoons gram flour (besan)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon olive oil + for greasing
• Microgreens for garnish
• Red radish slices to serve
• A few iceberg lettuce leaves to serve
• Pickled beetroot pieces to serve
• Garlic aioli to serve

Method

1. Put green chana, garlic and broken green chillies into a food processer jar.  
2. Roughly chop onion and add.  Add salt, cumin powder and a little water and process into a coarse paste. Transfer into a large bowl.
3. Add gram flour and baking powder and mix well. Add olive oil and mix well. 
4. Heat a non-stick waffle iron, grease with oil and pour some mixture and spread it evenly. Close and cook till golden and crisp. Remove and place on a serving plate. Make more waffles similarly.
5. Garnish with microgreens. Serve hot with radish, lettuce, pickled beetroot and garlic aioli.