Easiest Falafel

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
• 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs, or as needed
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs, or as needed
• 1 cup olive oil for frying, or as needed

Directions

Place garbanzo beans, 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs, onion, 1/4 cup olive oil, egg, parsley, curry powder, garlic powder, lemon juice, and black pepper in a food processor or blender. Puree until coarse crumbles form. Blend more panko crumbs into mixture if it is too moist.

Roll mixture into balls about the size of a golf ball; place on a plate.

Press into patties and coat in panko bread crumbs.

Heat about 1-inch olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.

Pan-fry patties until crispy, about 3 minutes on each side.