Chickpea falafel with toasted pita breads and tzatziki
Chickpea falafel with toasted pita breads and tzatziki

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Falafel has long been a favorite Middle Eastern street food. A dish of chickpea fritters often eaten with pita, it's beloved for its crunchy, creamy textural contrast. Transfer to a cutting board and cut in half; carefully open the pockets.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have chickpea falafel with toasted pita breads and tzatziki using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chickpea falafel with toasted pita breads and tzatziki:
  1. Prepare can of Chickpeas, drained
  2. Prepare onion, chopped
  3. Prepare garlic, minced
  4. Prepare Drizzle of olive oil
  5. Get Drizzle of garlic infused olive oil
  6. Get lemon juice
  7. Prepare cumin
  8. Get cumin seeds
  9. Prepare smoked paprika
  10. Make ready fresh coriander, chopped
  11. Get Flour to dust
  12. Prepare canola oil
  13. Prepare small red cabbage, chopped
  14. Prepare radish, sliced finely
  15. Get To garnish fresh coriander
  16. Take cucumber, grated
  17. Take salt
  18. Get olive oil
  19. Get pepper

Falafel, a popular Middle Eastern food, consists of seasoned pureed chickpeas that are shaped into balls or patties and then deep fried and served stuffed inside pita You'll need only one lemon for this meal so be sure to grate the lemon rind for the falafel before squeezing the juice for the Tzatziki. Watch how to make Greek tzatziki sauce in this short recipe video. Photo "Falafel with pita and tzatziki" can be used for personal and commercial purposes according to the. Falafel Instructions: Drain, rinse and pat chickpeas until very dry.

Instructions to make Chickpea falafel with toasted pita breads and tzatziki:
  1. Drain the chickpeas from canned brine. And add to a bowl. With a potato masher, mash the chickpeas.
  2. In a dry pan on medium heat, toast the cumin, cumin seeds, paprika for 1 minute until fragrant. Add to the mashed chickpeas. Then add the garlic, chopped onion, chopped coriander and salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine.
  3. Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice(reserving the other for the tzatziki) and a good drizzle of olive oil to the chickpea mix, mold to form balls. Dust lightly with flour.
  4. In a pan, on medium-high heat, heat the oil and fry the falafel until golden brown on both sides. Drain on kitchen paper. For a healthier option, instead of frying, you can bake the falafel in the oven till golden brown.
  5. To make the tzatziki, grate the cucumber in a small bowl and squeeze out all liquid from the grated cucumber. Once all moisture has been drained, add to this 1/2 cup of plain double cream yoghurt, a drizzle of olive oil, a drizzle of garlic infused olive oil, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Stir to combine.
  6. Chop the cabbage finely along with the radish.
  7. To assemble, toast the pita breads in the toaster or oven. Cut in half, and make slits in the middle to form a pocket, add the chickpea falafel balls, spread the tzatziki along the sides add red cabbage and radish. Garnish with fresh coriander and a drizzle of more tzatziki. Enjoy! :)

Grate cucumber and squeeze using cheesecloth to remove some of the moisture. Squishy warm pita bread and tangy tzatziki sauce are quite possibly the best couple I know. Falafel is the original veggie burger and is a common dish throughout the Middle East. It is found in Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Egypt, and is especially popular with Palestinians. In Egypt it is known as tamiyah or taamiyah.

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