falafel, a recipe by aditi - Little Chefs

Ingredients

• 1 cup uncooked chickpeas, soaked 24 hours, drained, rinsed, and patted dry*
• ½ cup chopped shallot or yellow onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• ¾ tsp sea salt
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves and stems, patted dry
• 1 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves and stems, patted dry
• 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling