Falafel Wraps on Naan bread with Tzatziki Sauce
Team: Kindle Farmers
Host School: Kindle Farm School
Age Group: High School
Ingredients
Tzatziki Sauce:
1 cup of plain greek yogurt
1 cucumber
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon dill weed
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
Naan Bread:
2 1/2 cups all purpose flower
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon instant dry yeast
2 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
Falafel:
2 16 oz. cans of chickpeas
1 large onion chopped
4 cloves of garlic (chopped)
6 tablespoons of fresh parsley (chopped)
2 teaspoon ground coriander
2 teaspoon cumin
4 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoon salt to taste
pepper to taste
oil for frying
Tomato sliced for falafel wrap
Lettuce chopped for falafel wrap
Preparation Instructions
Tzatziki Sauce:
1. Slice the cucumber in half and remove the seeds
2. Chop the cucumber into small pieces and place in a small bowl
3. Measure out the greek yogurt into the bowl with the cucumber
4. Juice the lemon into a separate small container, remove seeds, add lemon to the bowl with cucumber and yogurt
5. Combine the cilantro, parsley, dill weed, salt and pepper and add in to the cucumber, lemon and yogurt mixture and mix well
Naan Bread:
1. Take flour, salt, maple syrup, baking powder and instant dry yeast in a bowl and mix well
2. Add oil and mix it with your fingertips
3. Add yogurt and mix again
4. Start kneeding the dough by adding warm water until the dough is smooth and soft
5. Apply some oil to the dough and also the sides of the bowl, cover it with plastic wrap and let rise
6. Divide into 10 equal portions and make smooth balls (then divide 8 of the portions in half again - to make 2 oz servings)
7. Roll out each piece of dough
8. Lightly coat with water and place into a frying pan on high heat
9. Flip in pan until golden brown
10. Remove from pan and coat with butter
Falafel:
1. Drain chickpeas and place into hand mill for grinding
2. Combine chickpeas, garlic, onion, coriander, cumin, salt and pepper in a medium bowl, add flower and mix together
3. Form the mixture into small balls, about the size of a ping pong ball, flatten slightly
4. Fry in 2 inches of oil at 350 degrees until golden brown
Assembly Instructions:
1. Place naan bread on flat surface
2. Spread tzatziki sauce down the middle of the naan bread
3. Place chopped lettuce down the middle of the naan bread
4. Slice falafel in half and place down the middle of the naan bread
5. Place sliced tomatoes down the center of the naan bread
6. Fold the wrap