Falafel Pita with Tahini Sauce Recipe

The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Falafel Pita with Tahini Sauce Recipe. Enjoy the Arabic Cuisine and  learn how to make Falafel Pita with Tahini Sauce. 

Switch up your lunch routine with a Falafel Pita with Tahini Sauce. Falafels are made with bulgur, garbanzo beans, herbs, and spices. Serve these Middle Eastern sandwiches with homemade Tahani Sauce inside a pita half with lettuce and roasted red peppers.

Yield: Makes 6 servings (serving size: 1 burger, 2 tablespoons tahini mixture)

Ingredients

2/3 cup bulgur
1 (15-ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
1 large egg white
1/2 cup packed fresh parsley leaves
1/4 cup packed fresh mint leaves
1 garlic clove
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup tahini
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup water
4 cups torn lettuce
1 cup roasted red peppers
6 (6-inch) pitas

Preparation

Cook bulgur according to package directions; drain and set aside to cool.

In a food processor, combine cooked bulgur, garbanzo beans, egg white, parsley, 1/4 mint, garlic, cayenne pepper, cumin, salt, and pepper.

Form mixture into 6 (approximately 3-inch) patties and place on a large plate. Refrigerate until firm (20 minutes).

Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook falafel burgers until browned and heated through (3 minutes per side).

Transfer to a plate.

Before serving, whisk together tahini, lemon juice, and water in a medium bowl until light and fluffy.

Divide falafel burgers, tahini mixture, lettuce, and roasted red peppers among pitas and serve.

Ellen Kunes and Frances Largeman-Roth, RD, CarbLovers Diet Cookbook, Health
JANUARY 2012

Save and share Falafel Pita with Tahini Sauce Recipe

Want to share this recipe with your family and friends? Click the button below to send them an email or save this to your favorite social network.

Crispy Falafel with Yogurt Dip Recipe

Crispy Falafel with Yogurt Dip Recipe
Photo: Anna Williams

The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Crispy Falafel with Yogurt Dip Recipe. Enjoy the Arabic Cuisine and  learn how to make Crispy Falafel with Yogurt Dip.

Yield: Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

2 15-ounce cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed well
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 shallot or 1/2 small onion, finely diced
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons kosher salt
3 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley
1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
2 eggs, whisked
1 1/2 cups plain yogurt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup canola oil

Preparation

In a food processor or blender, process the chickpeas, lemon juice, and 1/4 cup of water until almost smooth. Transfer to a large bowl and add the shallot, cumin, red pepper flakes, 2/3 of the garlic, 1 teaspoon of the salt, 2 tablespoons of the parsley, and 1/2 cup of the bread crumbs and mix well. Roll into 16 balls (about 2 inches in diameter) and flatten slightly to form patties.

Place the remaining bread crumbs in a bowl or dish. Dip the falafel patties in the whisked eggs, then roll in the bread crumbs, coating evenly.

Prepare dip: In a medium bowl, combine the yogurt and pepper with the remaining garlic, salt, and parsley. Mix well. Cover and set aside.

Heat half the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place 8 of the chickpea patties in the pan and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. Add the remaining oil, if necessary, and cook the remaining patties. Drain. Serve with the yogurt dip.

If You Don't Have... store-bought bread crumbs, make fresh ones in a food processor. One slice of bread yields about 1/2 cup crumbs.

Kay Chun, Real Simple
SEPTEMBER 2002

Save and Share Crispy Falafel with Yogurt Dip Recipe

Want to share this recipe with your family and friends? Click the button below to send them an email or save this to your favorite social network.

Puff pastry basics

As with the real thing, we found that the following precautions are necessary to avoid lopsided puff pastry and ensure a successful rise. 

• To prepare: thaw frozen pastry on the counter until pliable but still chilled(20 to 30 minutes). Unfold and place with creases opening onto a floured surface like a book set face down. Gently press the creases to make a smooth, even sheet. 
• When using a cookie cutter: dip the cutter periodically in flour so that it does not stick to the dough. Do not twist the cutter to cut. If the layers are pressed together, the dough will not rise evenly. 
• When using a knife: make sure it is sharp, and do not drag it through the dough to cut. A pastry wheel or pizza cutter may also be used. 
• Avoid dripping egg wash down the pastry’s sides. This can seal the dough to the pan and prevent the layers from rising. 
• Avoid rolling over the dough edges with your rolling pin. It can press down the sides. 
• Position your oven rack in the upper third of the oven to bake.

Save and share Puff pastry basics

Want to share these tips with your family and friends? Click the button below to send them an email or save this to your favorite social network.

Protecting non-stick pan surfaces

In many home kitchens space is at a premium, so pans are often stacked for compact storage. But this treatment can scratch a nonstick surface. In past There are several means of protecting nonstick finishes such a slipping sheets of paper towel or the plastic lids from supermarket coffee cans between the pans. Another is before stacking the pans, slide them into large plastic zipper lock bags (the 2 gallon size for 10 inch pans and the 1 gallon size for 8 inch pans). The plastic protects the nonstick surface. 

Similar Posts:       

Cleaning up vegetable scraps 
Blanching cabbage leaves
Cleaning up spilled oils
Storing Fruits and Vegetables in the Fridge
Simple ways to cook dry beans
10 Random Cooking Tips and Tricks

Save and share Protecting non-stick pan surfaces

Want to share these tips with your family and friends? Click the button below to send them an email or save this to your favorite social network.

Cleaning up vegetable scraps

It is a bad idea to leave vegetable, fruit, and meat trimmings sitting in the garbage pail for too long, as they will begin to break down and smell. To solve this problem, wrap the handles of a plastic grocery bag around the corners of a drawer beneath her work surface and closes the drawer. The bag stays open so that scraps can be swept right in. when she is finished, she simply ties the handles together and disposes of the whole package.

Chef Osama  

Similar Posts:     

Blanching cabbage leaves
Cleaning up spilled oils
Storing Fruits and Vegetables in the Fridge
Simple ways to cook dry beans
10 Random Cooking Tips and Tricks
How To Choose Extra Virgin Olive Oil 

Save and share Cleaning up vegetable scraps

 Want to share these tips with your family and friends? Click the button below to send them an email or save this to your favorite social network.

Blanching cabbage leaves

Need blanched cabbage leaves for a recipe? There is a method that is easier than cutting out the core and separating the leaves prior to their water bath.

1. After trimming the core of the cabbage by about one inch, she screws a corkscrew into the core.

2. The corkscrew acts as a handle by which you can grasp (using a pot holder) the head of cabbage and lowers it into a pot of boiling water for a few seconds at a time.

3. When the outer leaves are softened, pull the head out of the water and trim off the blanched leaves with a pair of tongs. Repeat the process as many times as necessary to get the number of blanched leaves you need. 

Chef Osama  
Save and share Blanching cabbage leaves

Want to share this recipe with your family and friends? Click the button below to send them an email or save this to your favorite social network.

Cleaning up spilled oils

Dropping a glass bottle of oil can be quite messy to clean. Most of us usually wipe it off with a cloth, and wash with water and detergent, but still, the grease is always there.

There’s another way to clean the oil slicked floor.
1. Sprinkle a generous amount of flour over the area and wait for the flour to absorb the oil.
2. If there are any glass bits, use brush, if not, a paper towel will do the work. Move the flour around the area to make sure that all the oil has been absorbed.
3. Sweep with a broom and dustpan.
4. Use a window cleaner to wipe away the last traces of oil and flour. 

Chef Osama  

Save and share Cleaning up spilled oils

Want to share these cleaning tips with your family and friends? Click the button below to send them an email or save this to your favorite social network.