mayurisjikoni

A fulfilling bowl Theme: Healthy Weekday Lunches BM#77 Week 4 Day 3    When its really hot and humid in Mombasa, the last thing hubby and I want for lunch is curries, parathas and rice. I try and make exciting salads which are filling and yet healthy. As I've mentioned before I like my salads to be as colourful as possible. I like falafel but having it with pita bread can be heavy on the stomach during the hot season. I hate frying food during the hot season and will only fry if I have guests over.    I baked the falafel, but it was refusing to turn that nice golden colour. I didn't want to keep on brushing more oil on it. However, the baked ones tasted really good with the salad. However, if you want to fry them then please go ahead.    To make it a filling meal (something that will not have hubby running to the fridge in 1 hour!) I added quinoa. Quinoa is a super food as its labelled by experts. Its gluten free, high in protein. It contains flavonoids...

delightful pockets I find using pita bread for a variety of stuffing very easy, filling and satisfying. Unlike normal bread slices, at least the filling does not fall off whilst eating. I love making my own pita bread as I can make them from wholewheat flour. Very easy to make and everyone can have their own choice of filling. Great party dish as baking the pita bread does not take long and your guests will love the smell of bread baking at your home.Original falafels are made of chickpeas and fava beans. Ajay is allergic to chickpeas so I make my version of falafel. But as I mentioned you can use any sort of filling to make a nutritious meal. updated 04/05/2016     WHOLE WHEAT PITA BREAD Makes 8 -10 For the pita bread : 2½ cups wheat flour (atta) 1 cup plain flour (all purpose flour) 1-1½ tsp salt 1 tsp sugar 2¼ tsp instant dry active yeast 1- 1¼ cups warm water 2 tbsp oil extra flour for dusting For the falafel : makes approx 30 bhajias or falafels 1 cup split cowp...