Baked falafel is catered for a more healthy choice; deep fried falafel is catered towards a more tasey alternative.

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Pan fried falafel augments both advantages to an ultimate choice - as tasty as deep fried but with much less oil, hence more nuritious.

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The drawbacks are a two though trivial:

* As it is imperative to pan fry the falafel on a low flame, it takes about 10 minutes to cook the falafel while it takes only 2-3 minutes to deep fry it.

* Pan fried falafel patties are not as firm as deep fried where the oil seals them somewhat better.  It may not be so important but it is worth mentioning.

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In addition to great taste, since pan fried falafel requires less oil it is more economical for home cooking, particularly for falafel burgers where a large fryer may be required.

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The best way to pan fry is to first brush the uncooked frozen falafel shape (be it round or any other shape) with cooking oil (Mazola, vegetable, or corn oil).