Falafel Burger

With days getting busier for the next few months, quick-fix breakfasts are our only options. Without compromising on something nutritious, I prefer bread as my Number.1 ingredient for a speedy breakfast menu sometimes on very frenzy mornings.


 From French toasts to burgers and from bread rolls to sandwiches, bread genuinely acts as a welcome ingredient for a warm and healthy breakfast. Light, Lean and simple is how I would like to describe it.

This morning I woke up with an idea to use bread and while looking into the refrigerator, I found some mixed falafel batter. So I decided to fix a quick burger by making patties out of this batter and you can either deep fry or shallow fry them and assembling it with some fresh tomato rounds, lettuce leave, cheese slices and seasoned onions.

So what is this Falafel and what is its background?

Living in the Middle East, Falafels have become a regular part of our meals - all thanks to its easy availability here. They are made up of ground chickpeas with spices & herbs and is fried to form crusty balls or patties that can be either served as starters/snacks or with various types of breads as sandwiches, shawarmas or burgers. It is basically a traditional Middle eastern food.


I have included the basic recipe of a Falafel in a separate post.

So health-conscious folks, you can fearlessly choose this option of a Falafel Burger which is packed with some protein, carbos  & a little fat that can fuel your metabolism and boosts your energy to keep you active all day. If you still insist on not frying them, I am glad to inform you that Falafels can also be baked/grilled to reduce the use of fat in it.

Now get ready to bite into these juicy, tasty and protein-rich burgers.

INGREDIENTS:

 Burger Buns - 2
Onion - 1 small cut into rounds
Tomato- 1 small cut into rounds
Lettuce Leaves - 4
Cheese Slices - 2
Falafels - 2 flattened ones
Mustard sauce  to taste
Tomato Sauce to taste
Oregano - to sprinkle (optional)


HOW TO MAKE:

1)  Cut Burger Bun in 2 halves and place a falafel on top of one half.



2) Sprinkle some Mustard Sauce/tomato Sauce on the Falafel and place a cheese slice followed by a tomato round, onion round and a lettuce leaf.

3) Garnish with some Oregano seasoning.


RATING NOTES:

              DIFFICULTY LEVEL    :   Easy
              RATING  POINTS         :    9/10**

** Mustard Sauce has a tangy taste. So you can make it an optional ingredient if you want to keep your burger conventional tasting.

** You can also use Mayonnaise instead of Mustard Sauce as a variation of flavor.