Jagruti's Cooking Odyssey

YOU WILL NEED:- Falafel

• 3 cup dried chickpea ( soaked overnight)
• 3-4 cloves garlic
• 1 big onion chopped
• 1/4 cup parsley and coriander leaves
• 2 medium potatoes boiled and peeled
• 2 tbsp plain flour ( I used chapatti flour )
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 3-4 green chillies
• 1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes or chilli powder
• 1 tsp dried cumin and coriander powder
• oil for frying

Method:-
Drain, rinsed and dry soaked chickpeas.  Place chickpeas in food processor with all the ingredients except oil. grind them to a coarse paste. Mix well and form the mixture into balls, slightly flatten, place on a tray, cover and refrigerate for about half an hour. Deep fry them on a medium to low heat until golden brown. It will take about 7-8 minutes. Fry falafel in batches. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain them on a kitchen towel to remove access oil. Falafel are ready to serve on it's own or you can be used in sandwich.

To make pitta sandwich you'll need

• Pitta Bread ( I used wholemeal pitta bread)
• sliced red onions ,diced tomatoes, jalapenos,Olives,
• fresh ice burg lettuce
• sweet chilli sauce
• caramelized onion hummus
• falafel

 Heat pita bread on grill or flat pan, cut the pitta to make a pocket, stuff it with falafel, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, tomatoes, jalapenos,olives hummus, sauce