Falafel With Flatbread

Perhaps the most widely recognized Middle Eastern food is falafel. The fried balls made of chickpeas, onions and spices make for a tasty appetizer or light vegetarian meal. Falafel makes a great sandwich inside pita bread with veggies. Vegetarian or not, this is one addictive dish.

Falafel is a chick pea patty, which is flavoured with herbs, spices and vegetables. It looks like our own Medu vada and is usually served with Pita bread, hummus and Tahini sauce. Falafel in a pita started out as Egyptian but was popularized by the Israelis and is now popularly known as Middle Eastern or Arabic street food.

Falafel with flat bread

 Need:

Soaked fava beans or chikpeas 1 cup

large onion 1/2 roughly chopped

2 tbsp finely chopped parsley

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp dried red chilli flakes

4 cloves of garlic

1 tsp cumin

4 tbsp flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

oil for frying

For Salad:

chopped tomato

diced onion

green pepper

lettuce

Method:
In a food processor combine boiled chickpeas,garlic, cumin, parsley and make it into a thick paste. You can even use pestle and mortar
Add chopped onions, finely chopped parsley, sprinkle flour, salt, baking soda and mix well.
Heat oil in a frying pan.
Take the chickpea mixture in your hand, form into a ball and flatten to make patties(if it falls apart add more flour)
Once the oil is hot fry until golden
Serve with flat bread/Pita bread along with lettuce, tomatoes, onions and hummus. Tahini sauce dressing can also be used