Falafel?

I'm not sure if I can really call this falafel anymore, I took a lot of liberty with the recipe here! I used http://allrecipes.com/recipe/baked-falafel/ as template but made some deliberate and accidental changes.

First off, lets talk for a minute about Coriander. All the recipies I have used in the past have called for it, this one called for "ground Coriander" that tipped me off...

This green plant is the only Coriander I was aware of. It's green, has a distinct smell, and also goes by the name Cilantro. Apparently, there is another Coriander, a brown powder (ground coriander seeds) and apparently, I am suppose to know through telepathy which one they are talking about. ugh.  Anyway, I made it like this the first couple of times and since I don't have ground Coriander seeds I'll do it again.

Anyway, if you're in for some very Cilantro-y Falafel, let's get started.
Preheat the oven to 375 F. Pour some olive oil into a shallow pan so the surface is just barely covered. Preheat the pan in the oven.

1/4 c chopped onion
1 can garbanzo beans/ chick peas
1/4 c fresh parsley
1 tsp ground cumin
3 tbsp Coriander (Cilantro)
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1.5 tbsp whole wheat flour
1 egg
2 tsp olive oil

Ground Turmeric
Fennel Seed
Caraway Seed
Cayenne Pepper

 Do all your chopping, cracking, and measuring (salt and baking soda not pictured) and put everything in the food processor or blender.
oh yeah, see those 4 spices that don't have measurements at the bottom? Those are things that weren't in the recipe, but I decided might be tasty anyway. I just sort of threw them in and didn't measure (helpful, right?) feel free to add or not.

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Now, scoop this lovely green stuff onto your preheated pan and cook for 10-15 minutes on each side. I squish mine down after I flip then because I like to eat them in pita pockets and flat is more convienent than round. 

 These are best eaten in a warm Pita pocket with lettuce and cucumber and drizzled with Tahini, Hummus, Tzatziki, or whatever sauce you fancy.

Again, I'm not sure I'm allowed to call this Falafel (but I can call it yummy). Maybe some day I'll make it right, but for now, I like my version.