Baked Falafel Patties with Yogurt-Tahini Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 cup chickpeas dried, also called garbanzo beans
• 1 cup onion chopped
• 4 tablespoons chopped parsley original recipe called for 2 T
• 4 tablespoons chopped cilantro original recipe called for 2 T
• salt 1 tsp.
• 4 cloves minced garlic about 2 tsp.
• ground cumin 1 tsp.
• baking powder 1 tsp.
• 4 tablespoons whole wheat flour or more, if the balls don't stick together well enough
• olive oil for spraying baking sheet
• 2/3 cup fat free yogurt plain, i used my favorite greek yogurt
• 1/3 cup sauce Tahini, sold in Middle Eastern stores or health food stores, usually near the peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice fresh squeezed
• minced garlic 1/2 tsp.
• ground cumin 1/2 tsp.
• salt to taste
• 2 1/2 tablespoons water to thin sauce if desired

Nutrition

• Calories : 840 calories
• Carbohydrate : 126 grams
• Cholesterol : 5 milligrams
• Fat : 28 grams
• Fiber : 20 grams
• Protein : 31 grams
• SaturatedFat : 4 grams
• Sodium : 2670 milligrams
• Sugar : 28 grams