
Carrot & Sweet Potato Falafels
Ingredients
-2 large sweet potatoes
-1 large carrot
-400g/1 tin of chickpeas
-2 tablespoons Olive Oil
-1 tablespoon Cumin
-1 Tablespoon Tumeric
-1 Teaspoon Paprika
-1 Tablespoon Tahihi
-Handful of fresh coriander or parsley chopped
-Salt and pepper to season
Directions
-Preheat oven to 180C/Gas Mark 4
-Dust an oven dish with buckwheat flour or chickpea flour or brown rice flour
-Peel the sweet potatoes and carrot and roughly chop into chunks
-Steam the sweet potato and carrot until soft and cooked
-Mix/stir in a small bowl the olive oil, tahini, cumin, tumeric, paprika, a pinch of salt and pepper into a paste
-Add the steamed sweet potato, carrot and above paste into a food processor and blend
-Add to the food processor the chick peas and chopped herbs, gently blend but leave some bits of chickpea as mini chunks
-Take tablespoon scoops and roll into 12 balls, roll in buckwheat flour to help the outside crisp up and not stick to the dish
-Place in a cooking dish and bake for 40 mins or until slightly browned and crisp on the outside
-Can be eaten warm or cold and can be frozen for later too