FALAFEL AND HUMMUS WRAP

Ingredients:

300gm parboiled chickpeas, 5 garlic cloves, 20gm fresh parsley, 20gm fresh coriander, 2gm cumin, 15gm sesame seeds, 2 wholewheat flatbreads or 2 chapattis, 50ml extra virgin olive oil (for cooking falafel), 50gm onion (finely sliced),1 tomato (sliced),1 head lettuce, 1 lemon’s juice, 5gm paprika powder, salt to taste, freshly ground black pepper to taste Method:

■ In a blixer, add the chickpeas, garlic, 1 teaspoon olive oil, parsley, coriander, cumin, salt pepper and coarsely ground the mixture

■ Take out 80% of the mixture from the blixer, add sesame seeds and fine paste the remaining mixture to be used as hummus

■ Form balls of the coarse mixture and press the chickpea balls in your palms to form equal-sized patties In a large frying pan, over medium heat, heat 3tbsp olive oil. Add the patties to the hot pan with olive oil and cook evenly turning them around

■ Take the two chapattis or wholewheat bread. Layer it with lettuce, sliced onions and tomatoes, and dust with paprika powder and seasoning. Further layer it with hummus and falafel

■ Alternately, to spice the wrap, chilli sauce can be added, or as a dipping sauce, guacamole can be added to enhance taste and nutritional value.

Health benefits:

“Falafel and hummus wrap is loaded with the goodness of protein, which releases energy slowly and keeps you active for longer durations. It is rich in fibre coming from wholewheat bread which is good for your digestion. Avocado is an excellent source of good fats required by the body,” says Chef Sahil Arora, Lake View Café, Renaissance Mumbai.