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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. First, make Tahini Sauce. | 2. Place tahini in mixing bowl and add lemon juice. | 3. Slowly stir in the water; you are aiming for a very smooth mixture-- it will appear stiff at first but will thin out; add more water if necessary. | 4. Stir in garlic, parsley and salt. | 5. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour; bring to room temperature and stir before serving falafels. | 6. Next, make falafels. | 7. Soak bulgur in hot water for 20 minutes. | 8. Drain in a sieve, pressing out all excess moisture; place bulgur in a food processor, along with chickpeas. | 9. Pulse until chickpeas are finely mashed but not pureed. | 10. Place mixture in a bowl and stir in garlic, green onions, bread crumbs, parsley, egg, lemon juice, cumin, coriander, salt, pepper and Tabasco sauce. | 11. In your preferred deep-frying vessel (a deep-fryer or deep pot or wok), heat oil to 350°F. | 12. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls. | 13. A few at a time, deepfry until browned on all sides and cooked through, about 4 minutes. | 14. Remove to paper towel-lined racks to drain. | 15. Divide equally among pita breads; drizzle generously with Tahini Sauce and add 1/2 cup shredded lettuce and 1/2 a chopped tomato to each serving. | 16. Serve immediately. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
bulgur	1/4	cup		119.7	26.5545	4.3015	0.4655
tap water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
chickpea	1	can	drained rinsed	1133.4333	188.7556	61.3793	18.1109
garlic clove	2		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
green onion	2		minced	38.34	8.1508	1.3774	0.6674
breadcrumb	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
flat leaf parsley	2	tablespoons	chopped	-	-	-	-
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
lemon juice	1	tablespoon		13.42	4.209	0.2135	0.1464
cumin	1	teaspoon	ground	7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
coriander	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.682	0.4949	0.1113	0.1599
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
tabasco sauce	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
vegetable oil				-	-	-	-
tahini	1/2	cup		684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
water	1/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
lemon juice	1/4	cup		13.42	4.209	0.2135	0.1464
garlic clove	1		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
flat leaf parsley	2	tablespoons	chopped	-	-	-	-
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pita bread	6			-	-	-	-
lettuce	3	cups	shredded	16.2	3.0996	1.4688	0.162
tomato	3		chopped	120.6297	26.0694	5.8975	1.3403

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.