Falafel, Pita and Yogurt-Tahini Dips: Something fried, something baked, and something cool | Rasaala

Ingredients

• 1 cup dry chick peas (use only dry chick peas for falafel and soak it overnight; canned or cooked will NOT work)
• 3-4 medium red onions/scallions
• 1-2 small Green chilies (substitute with 1/2 tsp of black pepper powder if not a fan of green chilies)
• 1/4 cup cilantro/mint
• 11/2 tsp Salt
• 1-2 small garlic cloves,
• oil to deep fry
• 1 cup greek yogurt
• 1/2 hot house cucumber (or 2 persian cucumbers)
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 small clove of garlic, minced
• juice from half a lemon
• 1/4 cup tahini (nowadays you get this in any store; if not, try a Middle eastern store)
• 3/4 cup greek yogurt
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp cracked pepper