Egyptian Cauliflower

Ingredients:

Cauliflower - 1/2
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Oil- 2 tsp
Onion (chopped fine)- 1 cup
Tomato puree - 1 cup
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste

Preparations:
Boil cauliflower in a pan till half done

keep aside to cool and cut in small florets
heat oil in pan and add ginger garlic paste
Add onion and stir till it is soft

Add tomato puree ,chilli and salt

Add florets and stir

Cook for 10 minutes

Serve with Rice

Kosheri (Egypt)

Ingredients:

Rice -2 cups
Lentils - 2 cups
Tomato Sauce/ Pasta sauce - 2 cups
Garlic (crushed) - 2 tsp
Oil - 2 Tbsp
Veniger - 1 cup
Salt - to taste
Pepper- 1/2 tsp
Chillli powder - 1 tsp
Onion (Thinly sliced ) - 1/2

Method 


Cook rice
Cook Lentils with little water and salt till done and water is soaked by lentils,

Sauce:

Heat 1 tbsp oil and add garlic to pan.
When garlic is golden brown, add tomato sauce.

Add salt, pepper and chilli
Heat for 10 minutes and add veniger and water

Onion
Heat 1 tbsp oil and fry onions till crisp.

Serving


Spread one layer of lentil in the plate
Spread one layer of Rice over it

Spread another layer of lentil
Spread another layer of rice

Spread Sauce over layers

Sprinkle crisp onions and serve

Falafel Pita Wrap

Ingredients
Pita bread- 2
Falafel tikki- 6
Hummus- 4tsp
Tahini sauce- 4 tsp
Garlic sauce - 2 tsp
Bell pepper/Capsicum (cut in slices) - 1/2
Cabbage (sliced )- 1/2 cup
Onion(sliced)- 1 medium

Preparation

Mix Tahini sauce and garlic sauce
cut Pita bread as shown below

heat the bread from both sides
Place an aluminium foil on the platform and  place the bread on the foil
Spread Hummas on one side and Tahini and garlic sauce mixture on the other

Place cabbage and bell pepper over the Tahini sauce
Place 3 Falafel tikkis on it
Place onion over the tikkis
Top it with some hummus

cover with the other side of  pita
 Wrap using foil

Repeat the same with other pita bread
The roll has good amount of sauce in it.The roll can be served with Hummus and cold drink if required

Garlic Sauce

Ingredients:
garlic(chopped)-10
Tomato (pureed/Grated)- 1
Salt and pepper to taste
Oil = 1 tsp

Preparation

Mix all ingredients (except oil) in a bowl

Heat oil in a pan and add the mixture in the pan. Fry till the flavor comes

Can be used as chutney or in Pita

Tahini Sauce

Ingredients :
Sesame seed - 4tbsp
Olive oil- 2 tbsp
Parsley (Chopped)- 1tbsp
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Salt and peper to taste

Preparation:
mix all ingredients and grind in thick paste

Serve with Falafel or apply in Pita. can be used as bread spread.

Veggie Falafel Tikki

Boiled chickpea (soaked overnight)- 1 cup

Green chilli (chopped) -2

Ginger (chopped)- 2 tsp

Coriander leaves (chopped) - 1/8 cup

Corn flour - 1 tbsp

All purpose flour - 2tbsp 

Lemon juice - 1 tsp

salt and pepper to taste 

oil for frying

Preparation:
Heat oil in pan
Mix all the ingredients(do not mix oil ) in a bowl (crush chickpea while mixing) to make dough
Make small balls from the dough

When the oil is hot enough for frying(try to test with a small dough., drop a pinch of dough in oil, if it comes up immediately , the oil is hot ), start frying the falafel tikki in batches

Fry till the colour changes to light brown

Remove from the pan and soak excess oil

Serve with Chutney/Tahini Sauce/ Hummus or use it in Pita Falefel roll