Chickpea feta crispy tacos

Ingredients:

Feta-2 tbsp
Thick Yogurt-2 tbsp
Chat masala-1/2 tsp
Sumac-1 tsp
Salt and pepper-to taste
Chilly flakes-1/2 tsp
Cooked black chick peas-1/4 cup
Corriander-to garnish
Soft taco-1

Method:

1. Mix all ingredients listed in a bowl. You can add line juice if you don't have sumac.
2. Per heat oven to 375F.
3. Wrap a soft taco in a wet tissue paper and microwave for 20 sec.
4. Spray oil on both sides and carefully drape the taco over two bars of the oven rack.
5. Cook for 6 min and turn off the oven. Let it sit inside for a minute.
6. Remove it from the oven and let it cool completely.
7. Now fill in with the stuffing you made.
8. Garnish with corriander and enjoy the delicious and healthy baked tacos.

Baba Ganoush

Ingredients:

Eggplant-1 large
Tahini-1/4 cup
Garlic-4 cloves
Lemon-1
Salt-1/2 tsp or to taste
Hot sauce-8 dashes or to taste

Method:

1. Depending on how smoky you like your eggplant, roast on gas stove. I usually roast till the skin gets charred.
2. Turn your oven to 375 F. Transfer the eggplant onto to an aluminium foil and let it bake for 10-20 minutes till the eggplant becomes soft.
3. Remove the egg plant from oven and let it cool down. Remove the skin and keep it aside.
4. Add eggplant, tahini,  garlic, lemon, salt and hot sauce in a blender. Blend till smooth. Adjust for salt, lemon and hot sauce.
5. Serve this smoky and delicious Baba Ganoush with pita bread or veggies!

Tahini sauce

Ingredients:

Sesame seeds hulled-1 cup
Light Olive oil-4 tbsp
Salt-pinch

Method:

1. Roast sesame seeds on low heat until they start to become brown. Make sure to stir all the time. Otherwise, they get burnt very easily. Let the seeds cool.
2. Blend seeds in a blender till powdery.
3. Now add olive oil and pinch of salt and blend again.
4. If it doesn't become runny, add 0.5-1 tbsp oil till it is smooth and runny.
5. Use the fresh homemade tahini sauce for making hummus or baba ganoush!!

Hummus

Ingredients:

Chick peas-1 cup dry
Tahini-1/3 cup
Garlic-4 cloves
Lemon juice-6 tbsp (~2 lemons)
Salt-2 tsp
Water or chickpeas boiled water-3 tbsp
Hot sauce-10-15 dashes

Method:

 

1. Soak chick peas overnight and boil them next day for 2 whistles. Drain the chickpeas and keep the water aside.
2. Pulse boiled chickpeas and garlic till crumbly.
3. Add tahini, lemon juice, water, salt and hot sauce. Blend till smooth. If you need your hummus to be even smoother and thin, add more water.
4. Adjust the taste with more salt, lemon juice or hot sauce.
5. Refrigerate and enjoy for about a week!
6. Serve with fresh veggies (carrots, red pepped), pita bread, falafel, crackers and many more!!

Baked Falafel

Ingredients:

 

Chickpeas-1 cup dry

Garlic-3 cloves

Cumin powder-2 tbsp

Lemon-1/2

Corriander-1/2 cup

Salt-To taste

Olive oil-1 tbsp

Method:

 

1. Soak  chickpeas overnight and boil them till soft.

2. Blend all the ingredients together.

3. Heat the oven to 350F.

4. Grease the baking sheet. Roll the mixture into small balls and flatten them into thick patties. Grease the top surface of the patties as well.

5. Bake each side till brown on both sides (10-15 min each side).

Serving suggestion:

Take a pita bread and spread the hummus inside pita pocket. Add falafel, onion, salsa, lettuce, sour cream, cheese and serve them!