Tofu Falafel with Pita

You can grab it any time of the day... Great for a heavy breakfast or lunch on the go or just a lazy light little dinner...

• Coarsely grate braised (baiyen) Tofu**, half a carrot. Put the mixture in a pan and fry in just about a tablespoon of oil. Let the carrot soften.
• Add fresh tender peas (defrost the peas, if frozen) and fry for 5 minutes.
• Add salt, chilly powder and seasoning as desired.
• Now transfer this to a bowl to cool the mixture. Form patties of the mixture and place in a pan with just a teaspoon oil. (Mashed potato can be added to give binding strength to the mixture).
• Fry till they have a golden brown color on either sides (The patties don't need deep frying)
• Alongside, toast the Pita breads till they have a brownish hue.
• Cut into halves and make a slit along the diameter to form pockets.
• Wrap a lettuce leaf around the patty and insert it into the pocket.
• Make a tangy dip with some fresh mint, salt and two tablespoons of fresh curds in a bowl.

Just what you need when you crave for something different...

**You could use cottage cheese or minced meat (as per availability and taste)

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Fried Melange

A light snack that goes with almost everything and most of the times

alone...

You need: Frozen french fries, frozen corn, paneer(cottage cheese)/braised baiyen tofu

• Take a frying pan
• Add about two tablespoons of oil
• Add a bowl full of thawed French fries, 3 tablespoons thawed corns, 8-10 pieces of paneer cubes
• Once everything is golden brown, take it off the pan into a dish
• Add salt, pepper & oregano and mix gently
• Serve hot
• Goes amazingly well with pasta, noodles etc and of course without anything too....

Try and tell me how you liked it....