Homemade Falafel

Ingredients

• 2 cups dried chickpeas (measured before soaking)
• 1 cup flat-leaf parsley
• ½ cup mint leaves (or cilantro – optional)
• 1 onion (yellow or white)
• 6 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 2 teaspoons coriander (ground)
• 1½ teaspoons cumin (ground)
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (or red pepper flakes)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon olive oil (for air frying, or 4 to 6 cups frying oil for deep-frying)