not fried. I've never made falafel. We don't fry too much, too messy, among other reasons. So this is right up our alley. It's very difficult to find a baked falafel recipe that is actually good. I do love my falafel fried, but a girl cannot engage in such reckless behavior whenever the craving strikes. Happy Birthday, to you! My gift will be making the falafel in the near future and reporting back. Well, alright, Maybe Mozart had, by the age of 22, written 31 symphonies, 8 piano sonatas, 5 violin concertos etc etc, but did he ever make falafel the likes of these? I think not! Things might have gone better for him in the end if he had. A very happy birthday to you Nick and a fabulous time with yowoman! (These falafel are going on the list -- you've done them very proud!) I love falafel but always hate the frying part -- now I don't have to! My birthday was last week, and it feels weird that I'm almost exactly 10 years older than you...that means you're the same age as the kids I used to babysit when I was in high school! Have a happy birthday and have fun visiting "yawoman." You have no idea how pleased I am to see this recipe -- I adore falafel, but hate the task of frying it, as it never seems to hold together properly and I'm always left with quite the mess. This baked version looks delicious,