How to make Middle Eastern Chickpea Platter -
Healthy and wholesome - chickpeas cooked with vegetables and served in pita bread.
This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel & has featured on Sanjeev Kapoor Kitchen.
Main Ingredients : Chickpeas (kabuli chana) (काबुली चना), Brinjal (बैंगन)
Cuisine : Middle Eastern
Course : Snacks and Starters
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Middle Eastern Chickpea Platter Recipe Card
Middle Eastern cuisine comprises of food eaten by the people of the various countries of the Middle East. The cuisine of the region is diverse while having a degree of homogeneity. Some commonly used ingredients include olives and olive oil, pitas, honey, sesame seeds, dates, sumac, chickpeas, mint and parsley.
Prep Time : 26-30 minutes
Cook time : 11-15 minutes
Serve : 3
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Middle Eastern Chickpea Platter Recipe
Chickpeas (kabuli chana) boiled 1/2 cup
Brinjal 1/2 large
Olive oil 6 teaspoons
Garlic crushed 2-3 cloves
Salt to taste
Pita breads 2
Onion 1 medium
Tomato 1 medium
Tahini 1 tablespoon
Lemon juice 1 teaspoon
Fresh parsley 3 sprigs
Feta cheese 100 grams
Green olives a few
Black olives a few
Method
Step 1
Heat 2 tbsps olive oil in a non-stick pan. Cut brinjal into ½ inch cubes. Add garlic and brinjal to the pan. Add salt and mix. Cook till the brinjal is soft. Heat a non-stick tawa and roast pita breads on it till slightly crisp. Halve an onion and further cut each half into 4 pieces.
Step 2
Similarly cut a tomato. Grind chickpeas, tahini, 1 tsp lemon juice, cooked brinjal, salt and 2 sprigs of parsley to a smooth paste. Transfer into a bowl, add 2 tbsps olive oil, 2 tsps lemon juice and mix. Cut pita breads into small triangles.
Step 3
Cut feta cheese into ½ inch cubes. Put the chickpea dip in the middle of a serving platter, place feta cheese cubes on either side followed by tomato, onion, black and green olives and finally the pita triangles. Drizzle remaining olive oil on all. Sprinkle some boiled chickpeas, garnish with remaining sprig of parsley and serve.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1653 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 191.9 gm
Protein : 66.8 gm
Fat : 68.6 gm
Other : Fiber- 26.6gm
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