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🍽️ Crispy Falafel Patties in Pita Bread

560 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• chickpeas 800 g
• parsley, fresh 30 g
• lemons 1 pc.
• garlic cloves 2 pc.
• shallots 1 pc.
• wheat flour, Type 405 6 tbsp
• salt pinch
• pepper, black ground pinch
• crème fraîche 200 g
• curry powder 0.5 tsp
• peppers, red 1 pc.
• peppers, yellow 1 pc.
• vine tomatoes 200 g
• oil 10 tbsp
• flatbread 1 pc.

Instructions

1. 1. Place the chickpeas in a sieve and let them drain well.
2. 2. Wash the parsley, pat it dry, and remove the thick stems.
3. 3. Finely chop the parsley.
4. 4. Wash the lemon and grate about one teaspoon of the zest.
5. 5. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze out the juice.
6. 6. Peel the garlic and chop it roughly.
7. 7. Halve the shallots, peel them, and dice them finely.
8. 8. Put the chickpeas, parsley, shallots, garlic, lemon zest, two tablespoons of lemon juice, and the flour into a tall container.
9. 9. Blend the ingredients thoroughly into a mixture.
10. 10. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
11. 11. Chill the chickpea mixture.
12. 12. Mix the crème fraîche with curry, a splash of lemon juice, and salt in a bowl.
13. 13. Wash the bell pepper.
14. 14. Remove the stem and seeds from the bell pepper.
15. 15. Cut the bell pepper into strips.
16. 16. Wash the tomatoes.
17. 17. Remove the stems from the tomatoes.
18. 18. Slice the tomatoes.
19. 19. Wet your hands with water.
20. 20. Shape about twelve flat patties from the chickpea mixture.
21. 21. Heat the oil in a frying pan.
22. 22. Fry the patties on both sides for about three to four minutes until golden brown and crispy.
23. 23. Fill the pita breads with the falafel, the vegetables, and the curry dip.
24. 24. Enjoy your meal!

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 560
• Protein: 16 g · Fett/Fat: 28 g · Carbs: 62 g