PITA POCKETS WITH FALAFEL AND COLESLAW

LABANESE is one of my favorite cuisines ... Very light at stomach and full of nutrition ... fibre vitamins etc...After searching many recipes on google ... here's my easiest recipe of pita.... there are many blogs who has made with whole wheat but i thought that will completely taste like chapati ... here's my version of Pita bread /pita pocket and my version of Coleslaw ....

For Pita bread

3/4 cup All purpose flour

1/2 cup Whole wheat flour

1 tsp Instant dry yeast

1/2 tsp Sugar

1/3-1/2 tsp Salt

3/4 cup Warm Water (can add more if needed)

1 tsp Oil

Method

Mix yeast in water and add sugar . Leave aside for 10 minutes.

Mix all dry ingredients . Add prove yeast and kneed for 5-7 minutes...***

Apply oil on the dough and let it rest for 2 hours until double.

Pre heat oven at 220'C .

Divide dough in 5 portions and roll then out little thick then chapati.

Bake it in pre heated oven for 7-8 minutes until u see its top turns little brown and puffs up .

For Falafel

Chickpeas 1 cup(soak overnight)

Onion 1 small chopped

Garlic crushed 1/2tsp

Coriander leaves 1/4 cup

Pepper powder 1 tsp

Coriander powder 1 tsp

roasted cumin powder 1 tsp

Bread crumbs/Cornflour 1/4-1/3 cup (need for binding)

Salt as per taste

Oil for frying

Method

Pressure cook chickpeas until soft with little salt.

Chop onion , coriander .

In a bowl add onion , coriander and garlic.

Crush chickpeas in a chopped without any water.

Add in the bowl. Add binding and other spices .

Give nice mix.

Adjust seasoning.

Make small falafel(tikki shaped but bite size)

Deep fry or shallow fry or even can grill on tawa.

For Coleslaw

3 cups cabbage

1/3 cup carrot

1 small onion chopped fine

2 tbsp sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/8 cup milk

1/4 cup buttermilk

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1/2 cup mayonnaise

Method

Chop all the vegetable fine.

In a bowl mix all wet ingredients.

Adjust seasoning.

Add the vegetables and let it refrigerate overnight.**

Assembling

Cut the pita pockets from center and add the coleslaw salad .

Put 2 falafel or more if u like.

Serve immediately...

NOTE

**You have to refrigerate for desired result.

*** You can add more water if required to make a dough not too hard not too soft.

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