falafel try-outs!

Its been exactly 5 days of the try outs and i have tried everything but cant seem to get it right!!

I have tried 3 different batches
1 adding flour to the mixture of veggies, spices and chickpeas, and other with baking soda, baking powder, and the last trial was mixed with sesame spread, Tahini "harda" and surprisingly that was the only one that didn't break into tiny little pieces when fried (meaning just 2pieces were in a good round crunchy condition ;p)

Ive literally tried everything, freezing, refrigerating, letting it rest before frying. cant seem to get it right ;(

Ingredients:
1 cup chickpeas
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
3 tablespoons of fresh parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon coriander
1 teaspoon cumin
2 tablespoons flour
Salt
Pepper

Preperation:

Combine chickpeas, garlic, onion, coriander, cumin, salt and pepper in bowl, and add flour. Mash all ingredients or use a food processor. Result should be a thick paste

Form the mixture into small balls, then flatten.

Fry until golden brown (5-7 minutes).




anyone knows the secret for homemade falafel?