Easy and Tasty Chickpea Burgers

These Easy and Tasty Chickpea Burgers are such a breeze to make as all the ingredients go in a food processor! It’s that easy! 

All you have to do is make your patties. They freeze very well too. So make a big batch and enjoy them for weeks! You can have a great-tasting Chickpea Burger at any time, just pull out your frozen patty and fry in a skillet with a little oil. 

What goes into these Easy and Tasty Chickpea Burgers? 

Chickpeas  – I use soaked and boiled chickpeas for these. You can use canned chickpeas for a quicker version, but be sure to wash the chickpeas well after draining out the liquid. As mentioned in the original recipe you can use black beans, or red beans as an alternative.

I am going to try my next batch adding quinoa as well to make it healthier. I will update this post after I try it that way. 

Oats – Whole-grain Heart-healthy Oats is a great addition to this burger patty. 

Onion – I used half of a yellow onion just roughly chopped into chunks, as the blender does the job. 

For seasoning – chili powder, salt, and pepper

Egg – one egg to bind everything together. I think a good substitute for an egg would be a mashed potato. 

Cilantro – I added cilantro for some freshness, it adds a nice taste. If you do not like cilantro you could leave it out. 

How do you make these Easy and Tasty Chickpea Burgers? 

In a blender/ food processor, add all the ingredients. Turn it on and blend it all into a coarse mixture. Do not make it a paste. 

If needed you can add a little bit of water/ cooking liquid from the chickpeas to bind it. I actually did not use any liquid. It came together very well. 

Keep the mixture in the fridge for about 20 minutes. After that take it out and make patties, dipping your hand in a little water, shape the patties, and keep them on a baking sheet lined with cling wrap. I got 9 patties out of the quantity mentioned in the recipe. 

If you want to make your burgers immediately, you can fry them in a pan with a little oil. 

They turn out really crispy on the outside and soft on the outside, they are full of flavor. 

Make a burger with lettuce, tomato, the patty, red onion, mayonnaise, etc. You can customize your own! 

This is based on the recipe from Mom Trends, you can find the original recipe here – The best Veggie Burger

Can you freeze these Patties? 

Yes!! That’s exactly what I do! Just freeze them individually on a sheet pan, once frozen, you can put them in a ziplock freezer-safe bag or a freezer-safe container. 

It’s important to freeze them separately first so that they do not stick to each other and become a big mess. 

You can freeze them for up to 3 months. 

These are great for kids too! My kids actually love it, so I am more than happy to have this on hand to make a quick burger for them. 

Since it is so healthy, I am all for it!

Notes:

1. I added the cilantro. As it adds some freshness to the patties. The original recipe does not use cilantro.
2. Adjust the chili powder according to your spice level, I used Kashmiri Chili powder which has a bright red color but is not very spicy.
3. I did not have burger buns, so just used sandwich bread that I had on hand.
4. You could just use lettuce leaves for a bunless burger!
5. Or use the  2 Ingredient Naan as the bread.

Do try it out and let me know what you think? I would love to hear your feedback. 

As always thank you for visiting and have a wonderful day!!