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EGYPTIAN YAM FALAFEL

Course Appetizers, Main Courses, Side Dishes
Cuisine Egyptian, Middle Eastern

Ingredients
  

  • INGREDIENTS FOR FALAFEL
  • ½ cup sorghum
  • 1 whole yam large
  • 2 Tbsp coconut milk
  • 1 whole garlic clove
  • 3 Tbsp fresh Italian parsley
  • 1 Tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • 2 Tbsp chickpea flour
  • 3 Tbsp flax seed
  • 3 Tbsp nutritional yeast
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp dried parsley flakes
  • A head of Swiss Chard
  • INGREDIENTS FOR OIL-FREE HUMMUS
  • 3 cups of cooked garbanzo beans
  • 1 tsp minced fresh garlic
  • 1/3 cup packed chopped parsley or cilantro
  • 1/8 cup water and more if needed
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • Paprika optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Cook sorghumAdd groats with 3/4 cup of water in a pot without heat and set aside to soak.
  • Meanwhile, cook yam until fork tender by steaming, microwaving or boiling. Using hand beaters or a potato masher, blend cooked yam with non-dairy milk until the consistency is like mashed potatoes and set aside.
  • Return to groats, which should have absorbed some of the water. Bring the pot to a boil and once boiling reduce to low heat and simmer. Continue to cook, uncovered, until all the water is gone, stirring frequently to prevent burning.
  • Toss garlic, parsley, onion powder, cumin, coriander, chickpea flour, flax seed, and salt in a food processor. Blend until it's very crumbly and spice-like. Mix spice mixture with yam mixture until well combined. Then add in cooked groats.
  • Drop tablespoon-sized portions on to the cookie sheet. Lightly cover with foil and bake 20 minutes. Flip the balls, and then bake another 20 minutes, or until the outsides are crispy.
  • While the falafels are baking, make the hummus by placing all the ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth. The consistency should be a thick sauce. You may need to slowly add more water, if needed, for desired consistency. You may top with paprika if desired.
  • Stuff Swiss Chard leaves or pitas with falafel balls, chopped lettuce and the hummus.
Keyword vegan
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