Easy Air Fryer Falafel Recipe -

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Easy Air Fryer Falafel Recipe

Crispy, golden, and bursting with fresh herbs, these air fryer falafels are everything you love about the classic, made simpler! No deep frying, no mess, just perfectly fluffy falafels that come together effortlessly in your kitchen!

Prep Time14

Cook Time10

Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Servings: Falafels

Calories: 29kcal

Author: Natasha Minocha

Ingredients

1.5 cups Chickpeas
1/2 Onion, chopped
7-8 cloves Garlic
1/2 cup Fresh parsley
2.5 tsp Cumin powder I used roasted cumin powder
2 tsp Coriander powder
1.5 tsp Paprika
Salt to taste
2 tbsp Sesame seeds
1 tsp Baking powder
1-2 tbsp Olive oil, for brushing on top

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Instructions

Wash and soak the chickpeas for 12 to 24 hours.
Rinse and drain the chickpeas well.
Add the chickpeas, chopped onion, garlic cloves, parsley, cumin powder, coriander powder, paprika, and salt to your food processor.
Mince to a coarse texture.
Transfer to a bowl and mix in the sesame seeds.
Cover and refrigerate this mixture for at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
When you are ready to cook the falafels, mix in the baking powder.
Shape the mixture into balls and flatten them slightly.
Brush both sides of the falafels with olive oil and place them in the basket of your air fryer in a single layer.
Bake for 5 minutes at 200 C/ 400 F. Flip them and continue cooking for another 4-5 minutes or until crispy and browned.
Remove carefully from the basket and serve on a platter. Enjoy!

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Notes

Please don’t grind air fryer falafel into a very fine mixture. We want it a bit coarse, for that wonderful texture. You pulse for a few seconds, scrape the sides, and then pulse gain till everything is blended but still has structure. You’ve reached the right texture when you hold the mixture in your palms, which sticks together.
Chilling the raw falafel helps the ingredients meld and ensures the mixture holds its shape better.
Don’t overcrowd the air fryer. Leave sufficient space between falafels.
10 to 12 minutes worked for me, but I recommend keeping an eye on the falafels after the 8-minute mark because every air fryer is different. Yours may be faster or take longer!

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