Recipe of Gordon Ramsay Chickpea falafel with toasted pita breads and tzatziki

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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook chickpea falafel with toasted pita breads and tzatziki using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chickpea falafel with toasted pita breads and tzatziki:

1. Get 1 (400 g) can of Chickpeas, drained
2. Get 1/2 onion, chopped
3. Prepare 2 cloves garlic, minced
4. Prepare Drizzle of olive oil
5. Prepare Drizzle of garlic infused olive oil
6. Get 2 tablespoons lemon juice
7. Make ready 1 teaspoon cumin
8. Take 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
9. Take 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
10. Get 1 handful fresh coriander, chopped
11. Prepare Flour to dust
12. Take 1/4 cup canola oil
13. Take 1/4 small red cabbage, chopped
14. Make ready 4 radish, sliced finely
15. Make ready To garnish fresh coriander
16. Get 1/2 cucumber, grated
17. Make ready To taste salt
18. Get 2 tablespoons olive oil
19. Prepare To taste pepper

Dip pitas in tahini, hummus, and/or store-bought tzatziki. Add chickpeas and flour; pulse until just chopped and well mixed, occasionally scraping down side of bowl. Falafel, a popular Middle Eastern food, consists of seasoned pureed chickpeas that are shaped into balls or patties and then deep fried and served stuffed inside pita bread. Falafel Patties with Tzatziki. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.

Instructions to make Chickpea falafel with toasted pita breads and tzatziki:

1. Drain the chickpeas from canned brine. And add to a bowl. With a potato masher, mash the chickpeas.
2. In a dry pan on medium heat, toast the cumin, cumin seeds, paprika for 1 minute until fragrant. Add to the mashed chickpeas. Then add the garlic, chopped onion, chopped coriander and salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine.
3. Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice(reserving the other for the tzatziki) and a good drizzle of olive oil to the chickpea mix, mold to form balls. Dust lightly with flour.
4. In a pan, on medium-high heat, heat the oil and fry the falafel until golden brown on both sides. Drain on kitchen paper. For a healthier option, instead of frying, you can bake the falafel in the oven till golden brown.
5. To make the tzatziki, grate the cucumber in a small bowl and squeeze out all liquid from the grated cucumber. Once all moisture has been drained, add to this 1/2 cup of plain double cream yoghurt, a drizzle of olive oil, a drizzle of garlic infused olive oil, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Stir to combine.
6. Chop the cabbage finely along with the radish.
7. To assemble, toast the pita breads in the toaster or oven. Cut in half, and make slits in the middle to form a pocket, add the chickpea falafel balls, spread the tzatziki along the sides add red cabbage and radish. Garnish with fresh coriander and a drizzle of more tzatziki. Enjoy! :)

Falafel, a popular Middle Eastern food, consists of seasoned pureed chickpeas that are shaped into balls or patties and then deep fried and served stuffed inside pita bread. Falafel Patties with Tzatziki. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Be it a holiday or a party the Tzatziki is a perfect and healthy appetizers dip to be served for parties. A puffed Bread from whole wheat flour that goes really well for dips above. You can fill it up with the choice of your dips and stuff it with falafel and have it like a.

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