i tried flour and the canned chickpeas also soaking the dried ones over night with the same results. the outside started to cook and then the cooked part fell off leaving the middle to absorb the rest of the oil starting the process all over again until i had a mucky mess. i got consistent results with a very high oil temperature (400+ it started to smoke just a little) with both canned and dried beans. coating the balls in flour helped keep the falafel part together but the flour ended up in the bottom of the oil??? hope that helps

[sorry - i mean ADD, no asses involved!!!!]

You need to ass 2 table spoons of white plain flour into the blender, no need to sive, this will bind it.

how do i stop my falafels from disappearing in the oil?

actually i am having exactly the same problem! looks easy on the video. Not sure if it has anything to do with the hotness of the oil. My falafels fell apart both shallow frying and deep frying!! help!