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Red Curry Falafel
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Red Curry Falafel

A homemade falafel with red curry ingredients mixed right in, fried and served on a pita with basil and carrot raita
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Middle Eastern, Thai
Keyword: fried, Sandwich, Spicy
Servings: 4 sandwiches

Ingredients

Carrot Basil Raita

  • 1 cup strained yogurt
  • 3 carrots shredded
  • 1 lemon juice
  • 1 clove garlic grated
  • 10 leaves basil chopped

salad

  • cucumber
  • tomato
  • green pepper
  • lettuce
  • bean sprouts

falafel

  • 3 shallots
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 inches ginger
  • 20 dried red chiles
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon coriander
  • 2 tablespoons jarred lemongrass
  • 3 cups dried chickpeas soaked overnight
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • oil for frying

Sandwich

  • pita

Instructions

  • Mix the raita ingredients and chill until ready to use
  • Mix the salad ingredients and chill until ready to use
  • Pulse the shallot, garlic, ginger, chiles, cumin, coriander, and lemongrass in a food processor. Add in the chickpeas and continue to pulse. Once everything is broken down to a small gravel like constancy, add the mixture to a bowl and stir in the flour.
  • Bring oil to 350 and make balls of the chickpea mixture. Fry to brown on all sides. Remove from the oil and allow to dry on a rack. Build the sandwiches in the pita with the salad, falafel, and raita on top.