Pitta bread with Falafel and Hummus. Vahchef is very fond of cooking and her Recipes are very unique and fit for busy women specially working women. This is taste snack recipe prepared with aroma of that particular pita bread stuffed with falafel. In Arabic the word hummus is used to describe a dish or a dip made of ground chickpeas, tahini (sesame seed paste), lemon juice, and garlic, and often olive oil.

Seriously simple falafel and hummus pitta. Tuck three to four falafel into each pitta, top with a little hummus sauce and serve with lemon wedges. Falafel & pita bread: recipes, history, nutrition. You can have Pitta bread with Falafel and Hummus using 17 ingredients and 28 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Pitta bread with Falafel and Hummus

Prepare of Falafel.
Prepare 1 cup of cheakpeas/Kabuli chana.
You need handful of coriander leaves.
You need 1/2 tsp of coriander powder.
It's 1/2 tsp of cumin powder.
Prepare to taste of Salt.
You need 1/2 tsp of chilli powder.
It's 1/2 tsp of black pepper powder.
You need 2 tbsp of maida / refined flour / plain flour.
You need As needed of Oil for deep frying.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of lemon juice.
You need 1/4 tsp of baking soda.
Prepare of Hummus.
Prepare 120 gm of cheakpeas.
Prepare 3 tbsp of sesame Seeds.
You need 4 tbsp of olive oil.
You need 1-2 spoon of lemon juice.

Yes, it sounds crazy, but you can eat hummus and actually get thin. Just don't eat too much of them pita breads. Falafel Hummus Pita makes a fun meal for children who can choose additional fillings such as lettuce, shredded cabbage and chilli sauce. Common across the Middle East, falafel are fried balls made from ground chickpeas, traditionally served in pita bread or flatbread, along with tomato and.

Pitta bread with Falafel and Hummus instructions

Firstly soak one cup of cheakpea with enough water overnight.
Next day drain the water and Transfer to the bowl.
Also add fistful coriander and 1/2 coriander powder, 1/2 cumin powder, 1/2 chilli powder, 1/2 pepper powder, lemon juice and salt to taste.
Additionally, add in 2 tbsp maida.
Blend it coarsely in a food processor without adding any water..
Add baking soda and mix it well.
Now wet your hands and prepare small sized balls. If the dough is sticking then add a tbsp more of maida.
Deep fry that balls in hot oil.
Once the Falafel turns to golden brown, drain off on to the kitchen paper.
Finally, falafel is ready to serve. Enjoy this with hummus and for more taste enjoy with pitta bread..
So now for the hummus, rinse 120 gm cheakpea in water first and then soak with enough water overnight..
After the soaking cheakpeas will double in size and volume..
Next day, rinse the cheakpeas with water first a couple of times.
Drain all water and add cheakpeas in pressure cooker then add 1/2 tsp salt and pinch of baking soda..
Add 1.5 cups of water and keep the pressure cooker on a medium flame for 10 to 12 minutes..
When the pressure settled down on it's own in the cooker, remove the lid and check the cheakpeas.
Mash them with spoon or with your fingers. You should mash them completely. They should have no rawness in them.
Now heat a small pan and keep the flame low. Add sesame seeds in that pan..
On a low flame stiring often roast sesame seeds.
Roast till they become crisp..
Now main part of making hummus. In mixer grinder take the roasted sesame seeds.
Powder it to semi fine texture..
Add 1 or 2 spoon of lemon juice it will give you more tangy taste..
Add 4 table spoon of extra virgin olive oil and little bit salt as we have already boiled the cheakpeas with salt..
Blend it in fine consistency. Now add cooked cheakpeas into that mixture..
Grind it till smooth and light..
Hummus is ready.
Pitta bread you can buy readymade.

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