Chef John's Falafel

Ingredients (12)

• + 1 cup dry garbanzo beans add to pantry
• + ½ yellow onion, diced add to pantry
• + ½ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley add to pantry
• + 4 cloves minced garlic add to pantry
• + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, or more as needed add to pantry
• + 2 teaspoons lemon juice add to pantry
• + 1 ½ teaspoons salt, or to taste add to pantry
• ✓ 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• + ½ teaspoon ground coriander add to pantry
• + ¼ teaspoon baking soda add to pantry
• + ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper add to pantry
• + oil for frying add to pantry