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Falafel Sandwich Recipe, How to Make Falafel Sandwich,

2014-03-07 by Anjana Chaturvedi

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Falafel sandwich- Healthy and delicious chick pea patties and vegetable wraps – specialty of Middle East

Falafel sandwich is a traditional and very popular Middle Eastern street food.Though it is a snack but is as filling as a main dish.
These falafels can be made either with chick peas or with the combination of chick peas and feva beans.

Chickpea cutlet are deep fried and then stuffed in pita bread with finely chopped salad and tahina sauce. The fried falafels can also be served as a snack with tahini sauce or mint chutney

Falafel sandwich is rich in protein and use of loads of salad and tahini sauce make it healthy and filling meal.You need some pickled cucumber and jelapenos to serve with falafel sandwich.

Do try these delicious Arabic Recipes-

  • Zaatar Manakessh
  • Muhammara Dip
  • Zaatar Spice Mix
  • Arabic Lentil Soup
  • Tabbouleh Salad
  • Turkish Vegetable Pickle

Falafel sandwich

falafel sandwich

falafel sandwich arabic

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Falafel Sandwich

FALAFEL SANDWICH- HEALTHY AND DELICIOUS CHICK PEA PATTIES AND VEGETABLE WRAPS – SPECIALTY OF MIDDLE EAST
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time35 minutes mins
Course: Main Dish, snacks/starters, street food
Cuisine: Arabic Cuisine
Keyword: Falafel, sandwich
Servings: 5
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

For Making Falafel

  • 2 cup Chick peas/ Kabuli chana
  • 1/2 cup Parsley chopped
  • 1/4 cup Fresh Coriander/ Dhaniya
  • 3 green chilies
  • 1 tsp Ginger/ Adrak
  • 1/2 tsp Pepper powder/ Kali mIrch
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds/ Jeera
  • 2 tsp Sesame seeds/ Till
  • 2 tsp Refined flour/ Maida
  • a pinch baking soda
  • To Taste Salt
  • 6 Pita Bread

Salad Mix

  • 2 Tomato
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 cup Lettuce shredded
  • 1/4 cup Capsicum Chopped

For Making tahini Sauce

  • 3 tbsp White sesame seeds/ Til
  • 1 tsp Green Chilies
  • 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander
  • 1 tbsp Mint Leaves/ Pudina
  • 2 tsp Lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup water or yogurt
  • 1/3 tsp Cumin/ Jeera
  • To Taste Salt

Instructions

Tahini Sauce

  • Dry roast sesame seeds in a pan till they start crackling.Grind sesame with all the ingredients in the mixer and make a smooth paste .
  • Now add yogurt or water and grind again..Take out in a bowl and keep aside.

To make Falafel

    • Soak chickpeas overnight in enough water.
    • In the morning drain and rinse them well (no need to boil the chick peas 
    • Add all the ingredients to make falafal in the blender and grind to make a course mixture.
    • Take out the ground paste in a bowl and mix.
    • Now make flat patties or round balls from the mixture and deep fry in oil on medium heat.
    • Fry till golden in colour and then drain on a paper napkin.

    Assembling the sandwich( pita pockets)

    • Take a pita bread and cut it in half to make 2 pieces.
    • Slit open the pita slices to make pocket.
      Apply some tahini sauce on the sides of pockets.
    • Now stuff the pockets with 2-3 fried falafels.
    • Now put mixed veggies salad over the falafels.
      Drizzle tahini sauce over it and serve.

    Falafel Wraps

    • Take a pita bread and slit it from a side to make a pocket
    • Apply some tahini sauce inside it. Put fried falafels in it and then put salad and some tahini sauce over it.
    • Roll it tightly to make a wrap.
    • Wrap the roll in paper napkin or foil and serve.
    • Serving suggestions-serve with pickled cucumber and jalepenos

    Notes

    NOTE-
    1. No need to boil the chickpeas,use soaked chick peas or a mix of chick peas and feva beans.
    2. If the ground paste become loose and having difficult in shaping the falafels then add some more refined flour,or keep it refrigerated for some time.
    3. You can also add some grated vegetables in the falafel mix to make it more healthier.
    4. For making tahini sauce you can add yogurt  instead of water to make it tangy.
    5. You can apply some olive oil on the pita bread and heat it on a griddle before assembling.
    6. If pita bread is not available then you can use kulchas to make this.

     

    Filed Under: International Cuisine, Starter/snacks, Street Food, Tiffin Variety Tagged With: Appetizers, Arabic cuisine, chick peas, falafel, fried, middle east, sandwich, sandwiches, sesame, snacks, vegetarian, wrap, wraps

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    Comments

    1. Rafeeda AR says

      2014-03-09 at

      one of my favorite vege meals out here… u've made it so perfectly…

    2. Shobha Kamath says

      2014-03-08 at

      Lovely pics! I use to taste this often during my days in Dubai – brought back those wonderful memories.

    3. harpreet bedichadha says

      2014-03-07 at

      Anjana ji such a fabulous recipe.Am drooling just watching it!

    4. Manjula Bharath says

      2014-03-07 at

      wow excellent platter and sandwich with falafel looks very delicious 🙂 Its making hungey too 🙂

    5. Shobha says

      2014-03-07 at

      Love these.. delicious.

    6. nandoos Kitchen says

      2014-03-07 at

      Looks yumm.. This is making me hungry now.

    7. Priya Suresh says

      2014-03-07 at

      Well done, that falafel sandwich makes me hungry even after having my breakfast, wat a filling sandwich.

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