How to Make Perfectly Crispy, Fluffy Falafel

Making crispy-on-the-outside,fluffy-on-the-inside, packed-with-flavor falafel is not that hard.If you can, it's best to soak driedchickpeas in cold water for 24 hoursrather than using the canned kind.Mince onion and garlic in a foodprocessor, then set them aside.Pulse the soaked chickpeas untilthey form a coarse mixture.Add salt and pepper plus fresh herbsand seasoning. We like parsley andcilantro with cumin and cayenne.Add your minced onion and garlicback in and pulse it all together.Then you'll need a little flour tohold everything tight as well asone teaspoon of baking powder.Lastly, shape the mixture into golf-ball sized spheres and deep fry them