Crispy Falafel

Name: Crispy Falafel
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: ¼ 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; ½ cup roughly chopped red onion (about ½ small red onion); ½ cup packed fresh parsley (mostly leaves but small stems are ok); ½ cup packed fresh cilantro (mostly leaves but small stems are ok); 4 cloves garlic, quartered; 1 teaspoon fine sea salt; ½ teaspoon (about 25 twists) freshly ground black pepper; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; ¼ 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: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:01:47 GMT