easy falafel

Ingredients

• FALAFEL
• 1 cup dried chickpeas aka garbanzo, stones & other debris removed
• 1 cup red onions, roughly chopped
• 4 large cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup parsley, roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup mint, roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup cilantro, roughly chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground himalayan sea salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste (i always use mixed peppercorns)
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (substitute aleppo pepper)
• 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour (substitute chickpea flour)
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• canola oil, for frying
• TAHINI SAUCE
• 3/4 cup tahini paste
• 3/4 cup 2% plain yogurt
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice, or to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 pinch ground himalayan sea salt