Crispy Falafel

Name: Crispy Falafel
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 1 cup dried (uncooked/raw) chickpeas, rinsed, picked over and soaked for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours in the refrigerator; 1/2 cup roughly chopped red onion (about 1/2 small red onion); 1/2 cup packed fresh parsley (mostly leaves but small stems are ok); 1/2 cup packed fresh cilantro (mostly leaves but small stems are ok); 4 cloves garlic, quartered; 1 teaspoon fine sea salt; 1/2 teaspoon (about 25 twists) freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:30min

This homemade falafel recipe is absolutely delicious, and remarkably crispy! Be sure to allow 4 hours soaking time for the chickpeas, preferably overnight. Then, the falafel mixture is super easy to make in a food processor. Recipe yields 12 to 13 falafels (see notes on how to double).

Updated at: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 09:18:49 GMT