Fresh Herb Falafel

Blend. Blitz in short bursts 227 g dried chickpeas soaked overnight tipped off in a food processor scraping now down sides as needed until now they resemble finely chopped now nuts the texture should be now uneven with some slightly larger now pieces visible about 1 minute move to a large bowl blitz in short bursts onion coarsely chopped 1 jalape o coarsely now chopped 1 garlic clove now crushed cup chopped fresh now cilantro leaves with tender stems now and cup chopped fresh parsley now leaves in food processor no now need to clean it out now scraping down sides as needed now until coarsely chopped about 1 minute now mix into chickpeas then mix now in 3 tbsp chickpea flour 2 now tsp diamond crystal or 1 tsp morton now kosher salt 1 tsp baking powder 1 now tsp ground cardamom and tsp ground cumin now form falafel mixture into now ping pong size balls stream vegetable oil into a large now heavy pot to a depth now of 3 fit pot with thermometer and set over medium high heat now until thermometer registers 330 now working in batches lower now falafel balls into hot now oil with a slotted now spoon or kitchen spider now and cook turning occasionally now until deep brown and crispy now about 5 minutes move to paper towels let sit 5 minutes bring to the table falafel with shredded cabbage salad with now pomegranate and tomatoes spiced green tahini sauce now and warm pita if using do ahead now falafel mixture can be prepared 2 days now ahead chill in an airtight container falafel now balls can be formed and now frozen in a single layer now on a parchment paper lined baking tray up to 3 months once frozen move to a resealable plastic freezer bag now do not thaw before frying and tip now in 1 2 minutes to the now cooking time cooked falafel can be chilled up to 3 days or frozen for now 6 months if frozen thaw in the now refrigerator at least 6 hours and reheat now in a 350 oven for about 10 now minutes editor s note this falafel now recipe was first printed in our now october 2015 issue as fresh herb now falafel head this way for more now of our best chickpea recipes.