Chickpea Burger with Curried Yogurt Sauce

A hearty vegetarian Chickpea Burger loaded with garlic, onions, cumin and cilantro sandwiched on a bun with curried yogurt sauce. The perfect veggie burger!

Course Main Dishes

Cuisine American

Keyword burger, chickpeas, veggie burger

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings Servings

Calories 650kcal

Ingredients

Chickpea Burger Ingredients:

2 15 ounce cans garbanzo beans, drained
3 cloves garlic minced
1/2 medium onion chopped
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon salt divided
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
2 eggs
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
oil for frying
lettuce
4 hamburger buns

Curried Yogurt Sauce:

3/4 cup plain greek yogurt
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 1/4 teaspoon curry powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

Whisk together all ingredients for curried yogurt sauce. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
Mash garbanzo beans together in a bowl until chunky. Mix in garlic, onions, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, cilantro, panko and eggs. Mix until well combined. You can also do this step in a food processor, just process until chunky not totally smooth.
Divide the mixture into four equal parts and roll into balls. Gently flatten into patties.
Combine flour remaining salt and garlic powder together on a plate. Dredge chickpea burgers in the flour.
Heat a thin layer of oil in a skillet over medium heat. Fry burgers on both sides until golden brown and warmed through, 5 minutes per side.
Toast hamburger buns under broiler if desired.
To assemble the burger: Place chickpea burger on bottom bun and top with lettuce. Spread curried yogurt sauce on top bun and place on top of patty. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Serve immediately.

Notes

Enjoy!

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