Baked Lentil Split Pea Falafel Bowl with Tahini dressing. Gluten-free Soy-free Recipe

Name: Baked Lentil Split Pea Falafel Bowl with Tahini dressing. Gluten-free Soy-free Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/4 cup lentils (any brown lentils, whole masoor or spanish brown); 1/4 cup yellow or green split peas; 2 cups water; 1/3 cup chopped red onion; 4 cloves of garlic; 1/4 packed cup cilantro; 1/4 packed cup parsley; 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon salt or to taste; 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder; 1/2 teaspoon whole coriander seeds or coriander powder; 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper/ or black pepper or to taste (I also added 1/2 a Serrano chili pepper); 2 teaspoons oil (optional); 1 Tbsp sesame seeds; 1-2 Tablespoons chickpea flour; 1/3 cup tahini; 1 clove of garlic; 2 tsp fresh parsley or 1/2 tsp dried; 2 to 3 Tbsp lemon juice; 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 3 to 4 Tbsp water; 1/4 tsp salt; a generous dash of cayenne and black pepper; Long white Radish made into ribbons with a peeler or radish slices; Cucumber slices; Torn Lettuce; pickles (optional); cilantro and sesame seeds for garnish

July 10, 2014 By Richa 70 Comments

Baked Lentil Falafels with lentils & split peas. They come together quickly without overnight soaking, served w/ Tahini dressing. Split pea falafel. vegan gluten-free

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When driving out anywhere, we often end up at a falafel place and pick up a wrap filled with fresh warm falafels, pickles, lettuce and loads of tahini sauce. Tangy freshness and a very filling meal for the road. The falafel wraps and platters are usually vegan.

Sometimes the falafels end up smelling a bit stale and sometimes smell meaty(shared oil?). The stale oil bothers me more than anything else and I always think of fixing some up at home. Its one of those things that are easily available, but really the home made falafels are tastier, fresher and healthier! These falafels are baked, crisp on the outside, moist inside, and delicious and can be frozen for use later.

I use lentils and split peas in these falafels. What I like about lentil Falafels is that they come together really quickly and also cause less gas issues 😉 . Chickpeas are wonderful if you cook them from scratch at home after an overnight soak. The canned chickpeas are notorious though, as are most canned beans. If you are wondering about the bloating because of all the beans and lentils you have been consuming, I will tell you, that this was not much of a problem back in India. We ate much more beans, lentils, split peas, every single meal. Everything got digested well mainly because of zero use of canned beans and lentils. Everything was always soaked overnight, always cooked from scratch and had ingredients to help reduce all the gaseousness, like Asafetida (Hing) or Carom seeds – Ajwain Seeds added during cooking. All the centuries of knowledge of eating beans and lentils is all there deep rooted in the way of cooking. solutions just need to be found and implemented. 🙂

Baked Lentil Falafels!

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Falafels are very filling, allergen friendly and with lentils, practically ready in 40 mins.

what is your favorite Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, or inspired meal?

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