These tasty Falafel are 1 SmartPoint per portion on Weight Watchers Freestyle plan, Blue plan and Purple plan. They are 3 SmartPoints per portion on the Green plan. Each portion comprises of 2 Falafel.
Preheat the oven to 190oC / 170oC Fan oven / 375oF / Gas Mark 5
Drain and rinse the chickpeas.
Place them in a food processor along with the chopped onion, chopped garlic, flour, salt, cumin, ground coriander, chopped coriander, black pepper, lemon juice and cayenne pepper.
Pulse the ingredients together, scraping down the sides occasionally, until you get a paste that holds together but isn't too smooth.
Form the mixture into balls. This mixture is enough to make 8 Falafel.
If you are baking the Falafel in a traditional oven, place them on a non stick baking sheet and mist with calorie controlled spray oil. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes, turn, mist with oil again and bake for another 10 - 15 minutes until the outside of the Falafel has turned golden brown.
If you are using an air fryer to cook your Falafel, place them into the air fyer in an even layer and spray with calorie controlled spray oil. Cook for 10 - 15 minutes (depending on your air fryer), turning half way through the cooking & misting again with oil.
Serve whilst still warm in a toasted pitta bread, with salad and topped with some Tzatziki. Alternatively, the Falafel can be eaten on their own as a snack.
Notes
Please be aware that the nutritional information below has been automatically generated and does not account for variations in product brands and types, weights of individual ingredients etc. It should therefore be considered as an estimate.PointedKitchen.com has calculated Weight Watchers Smart Points based on the individual ingredients used to make this recipe and not from the following nutritional information.PointedKitchen.com is not responsible for any loss or damage relating to your reliance on this nutritional information.