Falafel Sandwich
FALAFEL SANDWICH- HEALTHY AND DELICIOUS CHICK PEA PATTIES AND VEGETABLE WRAPS – SPECIALTY OF MIDDLE EAST

- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 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
- 2 Tomato
- 1 cucumber
- 1 cup Lettuce (shredded)
- 1/4 cup Capsicum (Chopped)
- 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
- 1
Tahini Sauce
- 2
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 .
- 3
Now add yogurt or water and grind again..Take out in a bowl and keep aside.
- 4
Soak chickpeas overnight in enough water.
- 5
In the morning drain and rinse them well (no need to boil the chick peas
- 6
Add all the ingredients to make falafal in the blender and grind to make a course mixture.
- 7
Take out the ground paste in a bowl and mix.
- 8
Now make flat patties or round balls from the mixture and deep fry in oil on medium heat.
- 9
Fry till golden in colour and then drain on a paper napkin.
- 10
Assembling the sandwich( pita pockets)
- 11
Take a pita bread and cut it in half to make 2 pieces.
- 12
Slit open the pita slices to make pocket.Apply some tahini sauce on the sides of pockets.
- 13
Now stuff the pockets with 2-3 fried falafels.
- 14
Now put mixed veggies salad over the falafels.Drizzle tahini sauce over it and serve.
- 15
Falafel Wraps
- 16
Take a pita bread and slit it from a side to make a pocket
- 17
Apply some tahini sauce inside it. Put fried falafels in it and then put salad and some tahini sauce over it.
- 18
Roll it tightly to make a wrap.
- 19
Wrap the roll in paper napkin or foil and serve.
- 20
Serving suggestions-serve with pickled cucumber and jalepenos