Falafel

Ingredients

• 1-lb dried chickpeas/garbanzo beans

• 3-4 oz of parsley with stems removed

• 1 medium onion cut into quarters

• 4 cloves of garlic

• 1 teaspoon of cumin

• 2 teaspoons of salt + more for seasoning

• 1 teaspoon of pepper

• sesame seeds to cover the mixture

• 1-2 teaspoons of baking powder

• 3 cups of vegetable oil

Directions

1. Soak beans overnight (or for at least 8 hrs)

2. Pulse chickpeas in food processor until you get a sand texture

3. Add your onion, parsley and garlic to the food processor and blend

4. Add greens to the ground chickpeas and add your salt, pepper, cumin and sesame seeds. Taste for seasoning and make sure it has a nice cumin-y smell to it. You can fry right away or let sit in fridge until you’re ready to fry

5. Add baking powder and let sit for 15 minutes

6. While it’s resting with the baking powder, heat up your oil to 350F

7. Make falafel into a ball shape using a falafel maker or ice cream scoop

8. Add 4-6 balls at a time in your oil and be sure to flip about half way through. Fry for a total of 4 minutes

9. Rest the falafel balls on a cooling rack and be sure to salt