Falafel With Tarator Sauce Recipe

Falafel grew to become a common form of street food or fast food in the Middle East. The croquettes are regularly eaten as part of meze. During Ramadan, falafel balls are sometimes eaten as part of the iftar, the meal that breaks the daily fast after sunset. Falafel became so popular that McDonald's for a time served a "McFalafel" in some countries.

Preparation time 20 mn
Serves 2

Ingredients

•    1 box / 200g Al Wadi Al Akhdar Regular Falafel
•    1 cup water
•    Cooking oil
•    ½ cup pickled cucumbers, sliced
•    ½ cup pickled turnips, chunks
•    ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
•    1 tomato, cut into wedges
•    Pita bread (or Lebanese bread)
•    ¼ cup tarator sauce
•    Mint leaves, to decorate

Tarator Sauce

•    1 cup of fish stock
•    ½ cup lemon juice
•    ½ cup Al Wadi Al Akhdar tahini (sesame paste)
•    Salt to Taste

Preparation

Mix each envelope of Falafel mix with 120ml / ½ cup of water. Let it stand for 10 minutes.

Use a spoon (or a Falafel spoon) to form the falafel paste into flattened balls. Heat oil over medium-high heat. Fry few falafel at a time until golden brown. To test the temperature is right, each ball should sink and rise to the surface and float. Gently remove from oil and drain on paper towels.

Serve Falafel balls with Tarator sauce accompanied by pickles, parsley, tomato, mint and pita bread.

Source: alwadi-alakhdar.com

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