Falafel Sandwich

Falafel is a popular Middle Eastern dish that is made of chick peas. Typically, a chick pea patty along with a few other additions is sandwiched between pita bread and served. We could turn the dish ‘desi’ by adding a hint of our typical green chutney instead of the tahini or red garlic chutney. How ’bout an Indo-Lebanese falafel fare!

Ingredients

• 6 pita bread breads
• 1/2 cup tomatoes, thinly sliced
• 1 cup lettuce, shredded
• 4 tbsp tahini dip
• 2 tbsp ready made red garlic chutney / homemade green chutney

For The Patty

• ½ cup kabuli chana
• ¼ cup onions, chopped
• 1 tbsp garlic, chopped
• 2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
• ½ tsp cumin seeds powder
• 1 tbsp coriander, finely chopped
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep-frying

For The Dressing

• 1/3 cup curds, whisked
• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 1/4 cup spring onions, chopped
• A pinch of sugar
• Salt to taste

For Salad

• A handful shredded cabbage
• 1 carrot, shredded
• 1 capsicum, shredded

Method

For The Patties

Step 1

Soak kabuli chana in water overnight. In the morning, clean, wash and drain.

step 2

Blend in a mixer to get a coarse paste.

Step 3

Add all the remaining ‘for the patty’ ingredients and mix well.

Step 4

Divide this mixture into 30 equal portions and shape each portion in small balls.

Step 5

Heat oil in a kadhai and deep-fry the balls till they turn golden brown in colour. Keep them on an absorbent paper for drying.

For the Dressing

• Blend all the ‘for the dressing’ ingredients in a mixer to a smooth sauce. Keep aside.

For Salad

• Mix the shredded carrot, cabbage and capsicum together. Put salt, red chilli powder and chaat masala. Mix well and keep aside.

How to Proceed

Step 1

Cut each pita bread into two and warm the halves a little on a hot tava.

Step 2

Fill each pita bread half with a little tahini dip, little red garlic chutney, some tomato slices and shredded lettuce. Place a few patties and a spoonful of the dressing on top.

Step 3

Repeat for the remaining pita bread halves and other ingredients.

Step 4

Serve immediately. You could roast it a little on tawa with butter and serve with the salad.

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