Page 63 - Cuisine & Wine Asia 2020 - Mar/Apr 2020 Issue

FALAFEL WITH MIXED SALAD

WRAP, SERVED WITH FRENCH CHEF + RECIPE

FRIES

By Chef Hany Moustafa| Serves 4

Pita Tree Mediterranean

Falafel

1. Add chickpeas to a blender and pulse until fine.
Once the chickpeas are blended, remove them from the
blender and place in a bowl. Add chopped spring onions
and coriander seeds to the chickpeas and mix well. Blend
Falafel freshly chopped coriander leaves and garlic into the
1kg chickpeas, soaked overnight and drained blender on medium setting for 5 minutes. Remove from
100g spring onions, chopped blender and add to the bowl. Add white sesame seeds,
50g coriander seeds cumin powder, white pepper, and salt to the bowl and mix
100g fresh coriander leaves, chopped well to form the falafel mixture. Separate the falafel into 4
100g garlic, chopped small cutlets. Pour olive oil in a pan over medium heat for
1tbsp white sesame seeds 5 minutes and fry the falafel cutlets for 4-5 minutes or until
1tbsp cumin powder each side is golden brown.
1tbsp white pepper powder
1tbsp salt Mixed Salad
Olive oil, for frying
Mixed Salad
60g lettuce, chopped 2. Add all ingredients into a bowl and mix evenly. Set
60g tomatoes, chopped aside.
60g onions, chopped
60g olives, chopped French Fries
60g pickles, chopped
4 tortilla wrap
120g garlic sauce 3. Place russet potato fries into cold water to soak.
French Fries Preheat the deep fryer over high heat for 15 minutes. Add
the russet potato fries in and fry for 5 minutes. Remove from
600g russet potatoes, sliced into fries fryer and leave to drain on a paper towel for 5 minutes. Put
700ml cold water the russet potato fries back into the fryer and fry again for
Vegetable oil, for frying 5 minutes over high heat. Remove from deep-fryer to drain
Salt, for seasoning excess oil. Season with salt. Set aside.

4. Lay out the tortilla wrap and add mixed salad
and falafel cutlet. Add the garlic sauce and roll the tortilla
wrap tightly. Place the wrap into a panini toaster / pan
griller for 5 minutes over 180℃ heat. Remove from heat.
Slice the wrap into halves and serve with fries on the side.
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