26 May 2014

WHOLE WHEAT PITA BREAD WITH RED BEAN PAN FRIED FALAFEL

Bored with usual dinner menu worth making whole wheat pita bread at home!! It's fun to make these n yummy to relish upon.. crunchy veggies, some spicy spread n falafel makes it a complete meal..
What you need: Source - Veg recipes of India
3 cups - Wheat flour
1 and ¼ cup - Warm water 
½ tbsp - Active dry yeast
1.5 tbsp - Olive oil
½ tsp - Salt
pinch of sugar

How to make:
In a large bowl add ½ cup warm water, sugar, yeast and mix now add flour, salt and olive oil and more warm water and make into soft dough and cover it and let it raise for 1 - 1.5 hrs.

Now deflate the dough and make into medium balls. Make into round circles of about 6 inch about ¼ inch thick and cover for 10 mins.

Heat a non stick pan place the bread and cover for 2 mins once it starts to puff flip the bread the other side and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.  



What you need for red bean falafel:
1 cup - Red Kidney beans, soaked for 8 hrs cooked until soft and mashed 
1/4 tsp - Red chilli flakes
1 tsp - Cumin seeds powder
Salt as reqd
Oil as reqd

How to make:
To the paste add red chilli flakes, cumin seeds powder, salt and mix well.

Heat a pan drizzle drop of oil make them into small patties shape and pan fry until crispy.

Slice the bread into two and stuff the pockets with a filling of your choice n drizzle some chutney or dip and your pita sandwich is ready.

7 comments:

  1. yummy yum yum! send them across for me please! ;)

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  2. Yummy and healthy recipe

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  3. that's a totally yummy meal... makes me hungry...

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  4. healthy bread n patties!!!

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  5. Kidney bean falafel sounds delicious.. Healthy pita bread and fillings..

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  6. Feel like grabbing that stuffed pita pockets and have rite now..such a healthy and filling meal.

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  7. Red bean falafel teasing from inside the wholesome pita bread, how I would love to have this meal right now!

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