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

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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.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook 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. Take 1 (400 g) can of Chickpeas, drained
  2. Prepare 1/2 onion, chopped
  3. Prepare 2 cloves garlic, minced
  4. Take Drizzle of olive oil
  5. Prepare Drizzle of garlic infused olive oil
  6. Prepare 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  7. Take 1 teaspoon cumin
  8. Prepare 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  9. Take 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  10. Take 1 handful fresh coriander, chopped
  11. Make ready Flour to dust
  12. Get 1/4 cup canola oil
  13. Make ready 1/4 small red cabbage, chopped
  14. Take 4 radish, sliced finely
  15. Prepare To garnish fresh coriander
  16. Prepare 1/2 cucumber, grated
  17. Take To taste salt
  18. Get 2 tablespoons olive oil
  19. Take To taste pepper

Top it off with some falafel hash (recipe to follow), mixed greens, chopped tomatoes, and fresh tzatziki (recipe also to follow) and baby, you're sittin' pretty on Mount Olympus. Remove falafel mixture from the refrigerator and stir in baking powder solution. Place cooked falafel onto a paper towel lined plate to drain. Allow oil to return to temperature between batches.

Steps 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! :)

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