Falafel - air fryer

Name: Falafel - air fryer
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1.5 cups chickpeas soaked for 8 hours; 1/2 bunch cilantro; 2 tablespoons dried parsley; 3 cloves garlic; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 lemon; 1 tablespoon bread crumbs (optional); 2 tablespoons sesame seeds

7 steps

Prep:10minCook:15min

Crisp chickpea balls with sesame seeds and spices

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:37:25 GMT

Ingredients

4 servings

1 ½ cupschickpeas

soaked for 8 hours

0.5 bunchcilantro

2 tablespoonsdried parsley

3cloves garlic

1 teaspoonsalt

1lemon

1 tablespoonbread crumbs

optional

2 tablespoonssesame seeds

Instructions

Step 1

Soak the raw chickpeas (garbanzo beans) for about 8 hours or overnight till they double in size

chickpeas1 ½ cups

Step 2

In a food processor, coarsely grind together all the ingredients.

Food ProcessorMix

cilantro0.5 bunch

dried parsley2 tablespoons

cloves garlic3

salt1 teaspoon

lemon1

sesame seeds2 tablespoons

Step 3

Check to see if the mixture can be shaped into a 1/2” ball. If not add breadcrumbs for binding.

bread crumbs1 tablespoon

Step 4

Refrigerate this mixture for a minimum of 4 hours. Preferably overnight.

Step 5

Make balls and flatten it into a disk by pressing gently.

Step 6

Preheat the air fryer for 5 minutes. Grease the bottom tray with olive oil. Place the falafel balls in a single layer. Spray the top with olive oil and air fry for 15 minutes, flipping them over halfway through.

Step 7

Alternatively, these can be shallow fried. Serve with hummus or with pita pocket sandwiches.