Crispy Pita, Spiced Chickpeas and Yogurt Sauce for Middle Eastern Fatteh
This dish of crispy pita with spiced chickpeas and yogurt sauce makes fatteh, a shared Middle Eastern breakfast dish comprised of leftovers. Stale pita bread is toasted to create crispy pita chips. Warm cumin-spiced chickpeas are spooned over the pita crisps, a lemony-garlic yogurt sauce drizzled over the chickpeas, and pan-roasted nuts sprinkled on top to make a Middle Eastern nachos.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Course: breakfast, brunch, lunch, snack, dinner
Cuisine: Middle Eastern food, Arabic food, Levantine food, Lebanese food, Syrian food
Servings: 4
Calories: 738kcal
- 500 ml chicken stock
- 400 g (15 oz) can chickpeas drained
- 1 tbsp tahini
- 3 garlic cloves pounded
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- 200 g crisp pita chips – see recipe
- 2 cups natural yogurt
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 30 g cashews
- 30 g pistachios
- 10 g pine nuts
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley or mint finely chopped
- ½ tsp ground sumac
To a medium sized pot on the stove, add the chicken stock, chickpeas, tahini, pounded garlic cloves, extra virgin olive oil, ground cumin, and salt, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 15-20 minutes until the chickpeas are soft.
If you don’t have any crispy pita chips, make those in the oven while the chickpeas are cooking, following this recipe; allow 10-15 minutes.
Next, prepare the yogurt sauce in a container with a lid by stirring the natural yogurt, minced garlic and fresh lemon juice to combine well. Taste and season with a little salt if you like, then refrigerate until ready to assemble the dish.
Lastly, to a small pan over medium, heat the olive oil, then add the cashews, pistachios and pine nuts, and stir to pan-roast for a few minutes, taking care not to burn the pine nuts and pistachios, then transfer to a small dish.
To assemble the fatteh, on a large serving plate to share or in individual bowls, create a layer of pita chips, spoon on the chickpeas and spiced stock, drizzle on the yogurt sauce, sprinkle on the pan-roasted nuts, ground sumac and chopped fresh parsley, and serve immediately.
Calories: 738kcal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 1310mg | Potassium: 1017mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 167IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 350mg | Iron: 7mg