Chickpea Burger

Chickpea Burger

If you are looking for a healthy vegetarian delight in burger there comes in your mind ...yes it is chickpea burger blend with right amount of flavor and nutrients.

Ingredients:

Wheat burger buns -4 

Chickpea                    -1/2 cup uncooked

chopped onion        -3 tbsp

cilantro                    -3tsp fiely chopped

bread crumbs           -1/4 cup or as needed

Romesco Sauce       -4 tbsp

onion rounds            - 4

Tomato slices           -4

oil                             -to shallow fry

lemon juice              -little

To blend:

garlic clove                 -2 finely chopped

cumin powder            -1/2 tsp

chana masala powder -11/2 tsp

chili powder               -1 tsp

salt                             -to taste

Preparation time :10 min + 6 hrs soak time

Cooking time      :20 min

Method:

• Soak chickpea in water for 6 hours and drain it thoroughly.

                               

• In a pot boil water .Add   chickpeas to it and blanch for 5 minutes .drain well.
• In a blender grind the ingredients  given to blend  along with blanched chickpeas coarsely.

                              

• Remove and transfer it to a plate.add 2 tbsp of chopped onion , 2 tsp of chopped cilantro and bread crumbs to it and mix well.

                          

• Make it into 4 equal sized patties.

                         

• Heat oil for shallow frying.Fry until golden on both sides.

                       

                        

• In a tawa lightly toast the wheat burger buns.

                     

• Now spread romesco sauce on the bun.

                    

• Place a sliced onion round over it.

                    

• keep the chickpea patties over it.

                   

• Place sliced tomato.
• Mix a tbsp of chopped onions and cilantro  with little lime juice in a bowl.Top the burger with little mixture over it

                       

•  Chickpea burger is ready to serve.

                      

Makes : 4  burgers