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
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
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.
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)
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
NOTE-
- No need to boil the chickpeas,use soaked chick peas or a mix of chick peas and feva beans.
- 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.
- You can also add some grated vegetables in the falafel mix to make it more healthier.
- For making tahini sauce you can add yogurt instead of water to make it tangy.
- You can apply some olive oil on the pita bread and heat it on a griddle before assembling.
- If pita bread is not available then you can use kulchas to make this.