 numi falafels numi falafels rosie thu 2132025 1134 snacks built around this simple and delicious falafel recipe our middle eastern numi bowl is the big brother of this recipe and makes for the tastiest most plantpacked lunch before you head to that recipe keep scrolling here to make brilliant homemade falafels they re so easy to make ideal for batch cooking and freezing better still they re low on calories but do pack great flavour and contributes more than a fifth of your daily fibre needs  method step 1 prepare the red onion garlic parsley you can use the food processor for this step 2 drain chickpeas and add to a mixing bowl or directly to food processor add hemp seeds chopped vegetables spices olive oil flour a squeeze of lemon juice and a couple of pinches of salt if using to the chickpeas mix well step 3 blitz using a food processor if you are using a mini blend er do it half and half to get a more even consistency you are looking for a smooth mixture with a few bits of chickpea in still step 4 line a baking tray with paper or brush with a touch of olive oil step 5 take a dessertspoonful of the mixture and press into the spoon to make a a flat ball shape take off the spoon and shape with your hands the mixture makes 12 balls step 6 bake for 20 minutes at 200 degrees once cooked take them out of the oven and let them cool a bit as this helps them to stay wellformed an air fryer is perfect for this job adjust timings accordingly step 7 enjoy with a speedy yoghurt dressing made by whizzing up yoghurt lemon juice any soft herbs and a bit of garlic chef gino s top tip  make a patty out of the falafel mixture and serve up falafel burgers for a fun family dinner off 240g chickpeas 50g hemp seeds 50g red onion 25g fresh parsley 2 garlic cloves 15g spelt flour 14tsp cumin 14tsp paprika 14tsp coriander 15ml extra virgin olive oil 10ml lemon juice squeeze sea salt pepper to taste 4 servings of 3 balls 30 calories 224 kcal 11 fat 11g 17 saturated fat 1g 5 carbs 23g 8 fibre 6g 21 sugar 4g n a added sugar 0g  protein 10g 20 sodium 10mg  calcium 59mg 5 iron 4mg 21 vitamin d 0ui  magnesium 123mg 29  