Chickpea and Walnut Masala Veggie Burgers

I love a good veggie burger. With V vegetarian on two days of the week, one of them being a  Saturday, veggie burgers are a great option for me to take to a potluck or get together so that he has something to eat and I don’t have to spend too much time making them. Since veggie burgers are so easy to put together these also make a great weeknight meal and can be perfect to pack in the lunchbox. I love the black bean burger recipe that I have posted in the past but for a while I had been thinking of doing a chickpea burger. After looking at different recipes online, I combined elements of a few of them and came up with the recipe for these vegan Chickpea and Walnut Masala Burgers that I am posting today.

While most veggie burgers are crumbly, these chickpea burgers benefit with the moisture that grated carrots lend to the patty. Prompted by the #iheartwalnutcontest I decided to add toasted walnuts to the burgers and they do make a great addition to these meatless burger patties. A little roasted cumin, garam masala and chillies make these burgers flavorful and my new favorite recipe.

For convenience I used canned chickpeas, but you could soak and boil the chickpeas.Instead of regular burger buns I like serving these with whole wheat english muffins or sandwich bread because I like the bread to patty ratio. I serve it with some garlic tahini sauce, but tzatziki dip would also taste great.While I don’t have a gluten intolerance, for people who prefer gluten free you can use gluten free bread to make the bread crumbs. You could also add cheese to the patty mix, but I wanted to keep them vegan so that they cater to a wider range of people with different dietary restrictions. Cheese lovers can just add a slice of cheese on top!

My Sunday was spent recovering from Saturday night’s drinking session. We had friends over and I had too many watermelon margaritas (that I made) and tequila shots and spent Sunday drinking litres and litres of water to flush out the alcohol in my body. I have never been a great drinker and with age I am not improving. Thankfully I make sure to drink water while I am drinking and enough before I sleep so that I don’t get headaches the next day. Besides the watermelon margaritas, which I feel I should share a recipe of ( they have lime, jalapenos, watermelon and tequila!), the following was on Saturday’s menu. If you click on the item it will lead you to the recipe.

Appetizer Menu:

• Roasted red pepper and garlic hummus (recipe yet to be posted on the blog)
• Tzatziki dip
• corn and potato tikkis ( a recipe that I adapted from here and will share soon with my adaptations)

Dinner Menu:

• Slow cooker dal makhani
• Vegetable raita
• Paneer makhani
• Missi Roti
• Vegetable Pulao

Inspired by theabove list I am thinking of doing a weekly meal plan round up. Is it something you would be interested in? Let me know your thoughts. For now hope you enjoy these vegan Chickpea and walnut masala burgers.

Chickpea and Walnut Veggie Burgers

 

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Prep time

1 hour

Cook time

10 mins

Total time

1 hour 10 mins

 

Author: Shumaila

Recipe type: vegan, gluten free, vegetarian

Serves: 8 burgers

Ingredients

• 1 can chickpeas, drained and washed
• 1 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped to small pieces
• ¼ onion, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp roasted cumin powder
• 1 cup finely grated carrots
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 inch fresh turmeric grated ( or ¼ tsp turmeric powder)
• ½ tbsp lemon juice
• 3 green chillies, finely chopped
• 1 cup bread crumbs (use gluten free bread to make crumbs for gluten free option)

Instructions

1. Drain and rinse the chickpeas.
2. Toast the walnuts at 400 F for 6-8 minutes, keeping a close watch.
3. Chop or grate the veggies and herbs.
4. In a large enough bowl, combine all the ingredients except the breadcrumbs. Mash the chickpeas slightly.
5. Form the mixture into patties. Coat with bread crumbs. Refrigerate the patties covered for an hour. It helps when frying.
6. In a large skillet heat oil over medium heat. Cook patties until golden brown, about 4-5 minutes on each side.
7. Serve with your choice of bun and condiments.

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