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 particular recipe, we have to 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 cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chickpea falafel with toasted pita breads and tzatziki:
  1. Make ready 1 (400 g) can of Chickpeas, drained
  2. Take 1/2 onion, chopped
  3. Take 2 cloves garlic, minced
  4. Get Drizzle of olive oil
  5. Prepare Drizzle of garlic infused olive oil
  6. Get 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  7. Get 1 teaspoon cumin
  8. Get 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  9. Get 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  10. Take 1 handful fresh coriander, chopped
  11. Prepare Flour to dust
  12. Take 1/4 cup canola oil
  13. Make ready 1/4 small red cabbage, chopped
  14. Prepare 4 radish, sliced finely
  15. Make ready To garnish fresh coriander
  16. Get 1/2 cucumber, grated
  17. Make ready To taste salt
  18. Make ready 2 tablespoons olive oil
  19. Get To taste pepper

Falafel with whole wheat pita bread and hummus recipe, recipe with chickpeas#falafel #wholewheatPitaBread #hummus #chickPeas. 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. It's so easy to make with simple ingredients, including Greek yogurt, cucumber, fresh herbs, olive oil, lemon and garlic.

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! :)

Falafel Instructions: Drain, rinse and pat chickpeas until very dry. Grate cucumber and squeeze using cheesecloth to remove some of the moisture. Toss chickpeas and vinegar in a medium bowl; season with salt and pepper. Mash chickpeas with a fork until about half are smashed. Squishy warm pita bread and tangy tzatziki sauce are quite possibly the best couple I know.

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