Falafel Taco with Garlic Mayo

This taco takes a Mediterranean favorite and turns into a fresh tasting, hearty and super yummy taco!

Crispy Baked Falafels and kale slaw tucked into a gluten-free corn tortilla and topped with a creamy & tangy garlic mayo which is made from scratch. 

The best part of this recipe is everything is made from scratch and that gives a lot of happiness and joy when the end result is enjoyed. 

Roti Taco

INGREDIENTS 

2 Cup whole wheat flour 

2 tbsp oil

Salt to taste

Required water

METHOD 

Add all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and form a soft dough. 

Pinch a small amount of the dough and roll it into a thin disk, cut it into round shape. 

Place the disk in hot tava and cook it like a regular roti. 

Remove from heat and poke both sides with a fork and apply oil on both sides. 

Place this roti in a shape of a taco and bake it for 25 - 30 mins or until hard enough in a preheated 125°c oven. 

Remove and cool completely. 

Garlic Mayo 

INGREDIENTS 

¾ cup garlic cloves

¼ cup lemon juice

Salt to taste

1½ cup olive oil

METHOD 

Add the garlic salt and lemon juice to a blender and blend it until coarse paste. 

While the blender is running start drizzling olive oil in a steady stream over the garlic. 

Run the blender until it resembles a semi thick garlic mayo. 

Mint Falafel

INGREDIENTS 

2 cups chickpea, soaked overnight 

2 cups mint leaves

1 onion

6 cloves garlic

2 large green chillies (optional) 

4-5 tbsp gram flour

1 tbsp cumin powder 

2 tbsp coriander powder 

Salt to taste

Add the soaked chickpea, mint leaves, onion, garlic and green chillies to a blender and blend it to a coarse paste. Transfer to a bowl. 

Add cumin powder, coriander powder, salt and gram flour. Mix well until combined. Let it rest in fridge until use. 

Take a small amount of the falafel mixture and form a ball shape with it. 

You can deep fry or airfry it at 200 °C for 15 minutes. 

How to

Taco

Take a prepared taco shell and smear the garlic mayo inside and arrange some salad in the shell. 

Next take 2 falafel and brake it into halves. Place the falafel inaide the taco shell and serve it. 

Wrap

Make a regular roti with the dough we prepared. 

Smear the garlic mayo all over the roti and arrange some salad on the roti then top it with a falafel and smash the falafel a bit. Wrap it and serve. 

Enjoy!!!