Roasted Pumpklin Falafels and a Garlic Yoghurt Dip
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Serves: 12 falafels
Roasted Pumpkin Falafels & A Garlic Yoghurt Dip
GF | DF | EF | NF | RSF
- Oven
- Blender or Food Processor
- Frying Pan
- Small Bowl
- 400g cooked or tinned chickpeas
- 1/2 cups pumpkin
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 cups fresh parsley
- 4 tbsp cassava flour
- 1 tbsp olive oil + an extra 2 tbsp for frying
- 1 garlic clove
Yoghurt dip ingredients:
- 3/4 cups greek yoghurt or coconut yoghurt for DF
- 1.5 tbsp finely chopped parsley
- 1 small garlic clove
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
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Preheat the oven to 170 degrees
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Remove the skin from the pumpkin and cut into cubes, coating in olive oil and baking in the oven for roughly 40 minutes until soft
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Into a blender or food processor, add the roasted pumpkin, chickpeas, parsley, cumin, cassava flour, and olive oil. Peel and finely grate in the garlic clove too
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Blend until ingredients are incorporated
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Preheat a frying pan over a medium heat – high heat and add in the additional two tablespoons of olive oil for frying
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Once the pan is hot, begin scooping out the falafel mix by the tablespoon, rolling into a ball and pressing it down into the pan to fry. Allow the falafels to fry on one side until golden, then flip until golden on the opposite side
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Make the yoghurt dip by adding the yoghurt, lemon juice, finely diced parsley to a small bowl. Peel and finely grate in the garlic clove. Mix well to combine
Age Appropriate: When on 2 meals+ a day
Recipe made for Boob to Food by Jane Houston
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Candace Haarsma says:
Could the oven instructions be provided? The first step mentions to preheat the oven, but the remaining instructions are for pan frying. Thanks!
Luka - Boob to Food says:
hi candace, the oven is for the pumpkin (next step) to roast the pumpkin. If you already have roasted pumpkin, skip this step :)
Candace says:
Thanks, and my apologies as I saw that step right after I posted (oops). I was wanting to bake the falafel and already had pureed pumpkin, so I overlooked cooking the pumpkin. They turned out great and are yummy!
Luka - Boob to Food says:
no worries glad to hear!! x