Get all ready to see a complete Mediterranean Dinner :-) This was for two of my dearest friends' birthday. Me and my roomies and the b'day boys' roomie got together to prepare this superb spread for them !
Fattoush Salad with roasted garlic and olive oil flavored couscous.Inspired from her salad
Garlic and Oregano flavored Pita Bread (store bought)
Whole Wheat Pita Bread (store bought)For the filling inside these wonderful pita bread we made,
Falafel !Inspired from here and here
We first tried to fry them but the balls started to disintegrate on touching the oil and so we made a batch as tikkis on the tava and the rest went into the oven
To add some flavor we made 3 wonderful dips:
To add some flavor we made 3 wonderful dips:
Baba GhanoujInspired from here
Tahini-Yoghurt dipInspired from here
This got a little bitter, I have no clue why, may be the lemon juice I used or some extra tahini.
A wonderful rice dish to follow the pita pockets,
MujaddarahInspired from here
Carrot Pickle to accompany the rice
Baklava, the perfect ending !
Inspired from here
A huge Thanks to Nupur and Bee & Jai for their wonderful posts on few of these dishes that inspired me to try it out.Inspired from here
Happy Birthday Guys :-)
And now this whole spread goes off to Meeta for her Monthly Mingle -Arabian nights :-)
