Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chickpea falafel with toasted pita breads and tzatziki. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. 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:
- Take 1 (400 g) can of Chickpeas, drained
- Make ready 1/2 onion, chopped
- Take 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Get Drizzle of olive oil
- Take Drizzle of garlic infused olive oil
- Make ready 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Take 1 teaspoon cumin
- Make ready 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- Make ready 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Take 1 handful fresh coriander, chopped
- Make ready Flour to dust
- Prepare 1/4 cup canola oil
- Take 1/4 small red cabbage, chopped
- Prepare 4 radish, sliced finely
- Make ready To garnish fresh coriander
- Make ready 1/2 cucumber, grated
- Make ready To taste salt
- Make ready 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Make ready To taste pepper
Watch how to make Greek tzatziki sauce in this short recipe video. 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. Dip pitas in tahini, hummus, and/or store-bought tzatziki. Add chickpeas and flour; pulse until just chopped and well mixed, occasionally scraping down side of bowl.
Instructions to make Chickpea falafel with toasted pita breads and tzatziki:
- Drain the chickpeas from canned brine. And add to a bowl. With a potato masher, mash the chickpeas.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Chop the cabbage finely along with the radish.
- 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! :)
Toss chickpeas and vinegar in a medium bowl; season with salt and pepper. Mash chickpeas with a fork until about half are smashed. Pita stuffed with spiced chickpeas and drizzled with refreshing tzatziki sauce! Simple and delicious Mediterranean inspired vegetarian Roasted Chickpea Gyros with refreshing tzatziki sauce. Falafel is the original veggie burger and is a common dish throughout the Middle East.
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