Cumin-Spiced Red Lentil Burgers

Can they be fried without falling apart? I don't have a broiler.

Will it taste weird if I use regular lentils?

I found these lacked flavour and ended up doubling a lot of the seasonings and adding ginger. I also subbed out the breadcrumbs for LSA for a more nutritionally balanced patty without issue, for those looking to increase their omega intake or avoid gluten.

I overcooked the lentils and they were mushy, so I had to strain out the liquid, and even then the patties were really soft and hard to move. I lowered the broiler heat to about 515F (my Electrolux automatically goes to 550F for broiler) and cooked them longer than suggested (keeping a very close eye on the broiler), so they did dry out a lot, and they actually held their shape pretty well after the drying out (which surprised me). I had used a lot of olive oil on the outside and they came out crispy on the outside, like falafels.  Great experience for the first time making lentil veggie patties!

Tasty! We found that it was easy to make the lentils too mushy, though (ours didn't look like the picture).