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Falafel with Tzatziki in Homemade Greek Pita Flatbreads

Don’t you just love bringing in the food and flavours of other countries into your kitchen? I do, and right now I am loving the flavours of beautiful Greece. Falafel with Tzatziki in Homemade Greek Pita flatbread is like an explosion of taste, colour and texture in one meal.

Falafel with Tzatziki in Homemade Greek Pita Flatbreads

FALAFEL

Falafels are made from ground canned or soaked chickpeas. Spices and herbs are added to enhance the taste of the falafel.

This is just a basic falafel recipe so feel free to add spices and herbs to your taste. Just note that if you are using canned chickpeas, ensure that you drain the water from the can AND dry the chickpeas on paper towels.

You don’t want too much of moisture otherwise the falafels will just fall apart.

Falafel with Tzatziki in Homemade Greek Pita Flatbreads

TZATZIKI

Tzatziki is an earthy fresh tasting cucumber dip or sauce which is used in wraps, for vegetables or meat. It is incredibly delicious, quick and easy to prepare.

In this recipe, I just blended plain yoghurt, cucumber, dill, garlic, lemon juice and black pepper together. Don’t over blend it otherwise it will be too weak, you want if to be thick.

GREEK PITA FLATBREADS

The Greek Pita Flatbreads are amazingly delicious breads which are soft and puffy.  They are sometimes referred to as pocketless pita.

These Greek Pita Flatbreads are not baked but cooked on the stovetop on a lightly greased pan. Here, I used bread flour, but you could use all-purpose flour. 

In my recipe, I also used instant yeast, but you can use active dry yeast as well, I will give you the instructions on how to use either one.

Falafel with Tzatziki in Homemade Greek Pita Flatbreads

So here goes, I hope you love and enjoy this wonderful combination of flavour as much as I do.

Enjoy ♥

Falafel with Tzatziki in Homemade Greek Pita Flatbreads

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Author: Ashika | Gardening Foodie
Servings 8
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Ingredients

  • HOMEMADE GREEK PITA FLATBREADS
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast OR instant yeast
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 160 ml warm milk
  • 80 ml warm water
  • 320 g bread / strong flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • FOR THE FALAFELS
  • 1 425 g can chickpeas, rinsed, drained and patted dry
  • 15 g chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • ¼ onion finely chopped
  • 2 Tbsp sesame seeds - optional
  • 1 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/4 tsp salt and
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 3 Tbsp all purpose flour
  • 3-4 Tbsp oil for cooking
  • FOR THE TZATZIKI
  • ½ cucumber
  • 1 cup / 250ml plain or Greek yogurt
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • ⅓ cup chopped dill
  • 1½ Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • ½ tsp salt or to taste
  • ⅛ tsp black pepper

Instructions

  • HOMEMADE GREEK PITA FLATBREADS
  • IF YOU ARE USING ACTIVE DRY YEAST then combine the sugar, yeast, water and milk in a bowl. Set the bowl aside for 5 minutes, until the mixture starts to froth.
  • In another bowl, combine the flour, the salt mix to combine.
  • Add the oil to the yeast mixture and stir to combine.
  • Add the yeast mixture to the flour mixture
  • Transfer mixture to a lightly floured working surface. Knead for 4-5 minutes until the dough becomes smooth.
  • IF YOU ARE USING INSTANT YEAST then combine flour, sugar and salt together, add the yeast
  • and mix together. Add the oil. Combine the warm milk and water together and mix it into the dough.Transfer mixture to a lightly floured working surface. Knead for 4-5 minutes until the dough becomes smooth.
  • Brush a bowl with some oil and add the dough.
  • Cover with a towel and let it rise for about 40 minutes, until it rises and doubles in size.
  • Place a pan over medium heat.
  • Deflate the dough by kneading it for a minute. Break out about 8 pieces of dough
  • Place pieces of dough on a lightly floured board. Use a rolling pin to roll out each piece of dough to a circle 20 cm in diameter.
  • Cook the pita bread for 1-2 minutes on each side in the pan, until they puff up slightly. Keep the cooked breads covered with a cloth to ensure that it remains soft.
  • FOR THE FALAFELS
  • Add chickpeas, parsley, onions,garlic, sesame seeds, cumin, salt, pepper to a blender and pulse to combine, scraping down sides as needed until thoroughly combined.The mix should be crumbly and not pasty
  • Add flour 1 Tbsp at a time and mix to combine until no longer wet and you can mold the dough into a ball without it sticking to your hands
  • At this stage, you can taste and adjust any seasonings as you like.
  • Shape into 12 small disks
  • Heat a pan over medium heat and add 2 Tablesppons of oil to coat the pan.
  • Once the oil is hot,place falafels in the pan
  • Cook for a total of 4 minutes, until both sides are golden brown.. They will firm up more once cooled.
  • FOR THE TZATZIKI
  • Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend for about half a minute. Avoid blending for too long otherwise the mixture becomes too runny.

Notes

Have you tried this recipe?I'd love to hear how it turned out, tag me on @gardeningfoodie

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Maria @ kitchenathoskins says

    25th April 2017 at

    Love falafels!!! They are my all time favorite, even better when its homemade, these sounds delicious:)

    Reply
    • Gardening Foodie says

      25th April 2017 at

      Are’nt they great, I can eat the entire lot on my own, but no such luck in my home with my two sons and my husband eating the falafels as soon as they out out of the frying pan. Its a miracle that I managed to save 6 of them just for the picture ?

      Reply
  2. Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says

    28th April 2017 at

    I just ADORE falafel–and tzatziki and flatbread. It’s like you created this recipe just for me! I’m absolutely drooling right now and must make all three of these very, very soon 🙂

    Reply
    • Gardening Foodie says

      28th April 2017 at

      I’m glad you like them, let me know how they turn out?

      Reply
  3. Patrick@looneyforfood.com says

    28th April 2017 at

    This looks great! We used to make falafel at my coffee shop! I love love love them! Love the traditional take on this! Your site is beautiful by the way. I own a landscaping company so cooking and gardening are my life!

    Reply
    • Gardening Foodie says

      28th April 2017 at

      Oh my gosh, thank you for your amazing compliments.I would love to know how you made falafels as well, there are so many different ingredients you can add to change and enhance the flavour, but they are always so delicious. Wow, a landscaping company, that is really great, maybe you should’nt have given me that piece of information, be prepared, I am going to be bothering you for gardening ideas?.You must have a stunning garden I’m sure, And thank you for following me on instagram, I really appreciate your kind words.?

      Reply

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