Falafels in Pita Bread

One of our favourite meals is FLAFELS IN PITTA BREAD WITH LOTSA STUFF. Recipe books out - or the internet - and off we go.

This is it, my last attempt (probably) to make FALAFELS. You see, to date, I have NEVER managed to get them to hold together when I fry them. It seems that the chickpeas should be RAW - soaked, of course. That's what I'm using today.Trouble is, there's nothing to them, so HOW CAN IT BE SO DIFFICULT?????

Get the dough going and leave to rise.

Make your FALAFELS! Here's the mush from the frying. I decided to cut my losses and simply dip them in the oil - cold is fine and then ROAST THEM in with the bread.

Set the oven to full on, your hottest and put in the breads and oiled falafels.

These aren't quite done, but are fine if you want to HEAT AND EAT them later. There's nothing clever about PITTA BREAD: roll it out into what ever shape you fancy, put them onto a buttered baking tray and 

they WILL come out like sun kissed pillows. It's like magic : )

You can stuff any old thing in your pitta with your falafels. Our favourites are tomato base with chillis in (see pizza recipe), yoghurt (to kill the heat of the chillis), Cheese - grated, lemon, crunchy salad - no dressing. OJ to go with and coffee to follow. 

Now that's a fantastic BANK HOLIDAY SUNDAY breakbrunch.

Of course you could simply buy all this - but where's the fun in that?