Once you've soaked your chickpeas, you can use a food processor and an air fryer to quickly bake these spicy falafel patties. Serve with your favorite garnishes and sauce.
Ingredients
- dry garbanzo beans: 1 cup
- ½ cups fresh cilantro: 1 piece (stems removed)
- flat-leafed parsley: 0.75 cup (stems removed, fresh)
- red onion, quartered: 1 piece
- clove garlic: 1 piece
- chickpea flour: 2 Tbsp
- ground coriander: 1 Tbsp
- ground cumin: 1 Tbsp
- sriracha sauce: 1 Tbsp
- salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
- baking powder: 0.5 tsp
- baking soda: 0.25 tsp
- cooking spray:
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Stages of cooking
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Soak chickpeas in a large amount of cool water for 24 hours. Rub the soaked chickpeas with your fingers to help loosen and remove skins. Rinse and drain well. Spread chickpeas on a large clean dish towel to dry.
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Blend chickpeas, cilantro, parsley, onion, and garlic in a food processor until a rough paste forms. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Add chickpea flour, coriander, cumin, Sriracha, salt, and pepper and mix well. Cover bowl and let mixture rest for 1 hour.
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Preheat an air fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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Add baking powder and baking soda to the chickpea mixture. Mix using your hands until just combined. Form 15 equal-sized balls and press slightly to form patties. Spray falafel patties with cooking spray.
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Place 7 falafel patties in the preheated air fryer and cook for 10 minutes. Transfer cooked falafel to a plate and repeat with remaining 8 falafel, cooking for 10 to 12 minutes.
