Delicious mistake

I wanted to make falafel

I did everything I was supposed to

Like so

Then like so

But then when I went to fry = they kept falling apart.
I wanna know why?????????????????
This thing smelled so good I wanted to salvage

So I flattened them out and baked them

15 minutes
Then turn and another 10 at 375F

The house smells like spicy garlicky falafel heaven

OMG

I almost collapse when I tasted these....