Falafel
Ingredients
Chickpeas (kabuli chana) soaked 2 cups
Parsley chopped 2 tablespoons
Onion chopped 2 tablespoons
Garlic chopped 1/4 teaspoon
Coriander seeds crushed 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin powder roasted 1/2 teaspoon
Baking soda a pinch
Lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Oil for deep-frying
For Sauce
Tahini 2 tablespoons
Mayonnaise 2 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Lemon juice 1 teaspoon
Black pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon
Onion, sliced 1 tablespoon
Mint leaves a few
Cumin powder a pinch
To Serve
Pita bread 2
Tomato,sliced 1 medium
Onion sliced1 small
Mint leaves a few
Black olives a few
Pickled gherkin a few
Method
Preheat oven at 200 ºC. Mix chickpeas, parsley, onion, garlic, crushed coriander seeds,
roasted cumin powder, baking soda, lemon juice and salt in a bowl.
Grind in a mixer without water. Add 1 tbsp olive oil and grind to a coarse paste resembling
bread crumbs. Heat sufficient oil in a deep non-stick pan.
Meanwhile, make the tahina sauce: mix mayonnaise, salt, lemon juice, pepper powder and onion.
Chop mint leaves and add.
Add tahina and mix well. Add 2 tsps warm water and roasted cumin powder and mix well.
Slice the pita bread into two horizontally. On each piece place a few tomato slices,
a few onion slices and mint leaves. Sprinkle salt and lightly toast them in the preheated
oven for 3-4 minutes.
Shape the falafel mixture into round tikkis and deep fry in the hot oil till golden and crisp.
Drain on absorbent paper. Remove the pita slices from the oven and arrange them on a serving
platter.
Place a few fresh mint leaves on each, followed by a little tahina sauce, over this place a
falafel, sprinkle little roasted cumin powder and serve with black olives and pickled gherkins..
Tahini Paste
Ingredients
1 cup thick fresh curds , whisked
For The Tahini Paste
2 tbsp sesame seeds (til)
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp olive oil
1 clove garlic
salt to taste
For Serving
pita bread
Method
1.Roast the sesame seeds in a non-stick tava (griddle) on a medium flame for a few seconds.
2.Allow it to cool completely, transfer to a bowl and add the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and salt.
3.Blend in a mixer to a smooth paste. Keep aside.
.Combine the curds and the prepared tahini paste in a bowl and mix well using a whisk.
.Serve chilled with pita bread .
Ingredients
Chickpeas (kabuli chana) soaked 2 cups
Parsley chopped 2 tablespoons
Onion chopped 2 tablespoons
Garlic chopped 1/4 teaspoon
Coriander seeds crushed 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin powder roasted 1/2 teaspoon
Baking soda a pinch
Lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Oil for deep-frying
For Sauce
Tahini 2 tablespoons
Mayonnaise 2 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Lemon juice 1 teaspoon
Black pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon
Onion, sliced 1 tablespoon
Mint leaves a few
Cumin powder a pinch
To Serve
Pita bread 2
Tomato,sliced 1 medium
Onion sliced1 small
Mint leaves a few
Black olives a few
Pickled gherkin a few
Method
Preheat oven at 200 ºC. Mix chickpeas, parsley, onion, garlic, crushed coriander seeds,
roasted cumin powder, baking soda, lemon juice and salt in a bowl.
Grind in a mixer without water. Add 1 tbsp olive oil and grind to a coarse paste resembling
bread crumbs. Heat sufficient oil in a deep non-stick pan.
Meanwhile, make the tahina sauce: mix mayonnaise, salt, lemon juice, pepper powder and onion.
Chop mint leaves and add.
Add tahina and mix well. Add 2 tsps warm water and roasted cumin powder and mix well.
Slice the pita bread into two horizontally. On each piece place a few tomato slices,
a few onion slices and mint leaves. Sprinkle salt and lightly toast them in the preheated
oven for 3-4 minutes.
Shape the falafel mixture into round tikkis and deep fry in the hot oil till golden and crisp.
Drain on absorbent paper. Remove the pita slices from the oven and arrange them on a serving
platter.
Place a few fresh mint leaves on each, followed by a little tahina sauce, over this place a
falafel, sprinkle little roasted cumin powder and serve with black olives and pickled gherkins..
Tahini Paste
Ingredients
1 cup thick fresh curds , whisked
For The Tahini Paste
2 tbsp sesame seeds (til)
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp olive oil
1 clove garlic
salt to taste
For Serving
pita bread
Method
1.Roast the sesame seeds in a non-stick tava (griddle) on a medium flame for a few seconds.
2.Allow it to cool completely, transfer to a bowl and add the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and salt.
3.Blend in a mixer to a smooth paste. Keep aside.
.Combine the curds and the prepared tahini paste in a bowl and mix well using a whisk.
.Serve chilled with pita bread .
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