Air Fryer Falafel
Air Fryer Falafel is a healthy combination of chickpeas, fresh parsley and cilantro, onion and spices: garlic, coriander, cumin, and cayenne pepper. It only takes 30 minutes to prepare and chill, 15 minutes to air fry, and seconds to fall in love with it.
Servings: 6 people
Equipment
- Air fryer
Ingredients
- (based on recipe from thekitchn.com)
- 1 1/3 cup (8 oz) dried chickpeas see note
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup fresh parsley
- 1 cup fresh cilantro
- ½ small onion
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ cup chickpea flour or all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Place dried chickpeas and ¼ teaspoon baking soda in large bowl. Cover with cold water until a few inches above chickpeas. Cover and let sit on counter for 18-24 hours. Drain and rinse with fresh water. Drain again.
- In food processor, add chickpeas and all remaining ingredients, except chickpea flour. Pulse until smooth. Scrape sides and pulse again. Add chickpea flour and pulse until mixture comes together.
- Add to covered bowl and refrigerate for 25 minutes.
- Using a 2 Tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop mixture onto baking sheet. Press tops slightly to resemble pucks (for better cooking surface).
- Can freeze falafel balls at this point.
- Spray air fryer with non-stick cooking spray. Place falafel in single layer. Air fry at 350° F for 15 minutes, flipping halfway, until golden brown.
- Serve falafel with garlic hummus sauce or tzatziki sauce.
Notes
Soaked chickpeas create the best texture because they are not already cooked. But if you are in a time crunch and cannot soak the chickpeas long enough, you can substitute for 3 (15.5oz) canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed. You may need to add more chickpea flour to the finished product so it's more cohesive.