The Best Chickpeas Burger Patties Ever!
This deliciously healthy burger patty recipe will be the best you’ve ever tried. Made with crushed chickpeas, seasoned well with freshly chopped seasonings and spices, and served on warm homemade flatbread or burger buns. Even your kids will love them!
Adding chickpeas to my diet has been such a game-changer for me.
I’ve been experimenting with these legumes for some time now and finding ways to make the best dishes with them.
Another reason for adding chickpeas to my diet is to curve my meat intake daily.
Shake things up!
Here are a few recipes I think you’ll enjoy using these peas:
As you can see, I’ve been making a lot of curry recipes. I do love curry.
Except for this recipe, of course, I don’t think you need curry for this dish, haha.
What Ingredients To Use
As part of my food blogging journey, I want to ensure each recipe is tried and true for anyone to enjoy.
I’ve experimented with this recipe to ensure it supplies the best flavors and quality, even on a budget.
The ingredients are common to many households – so you can make this recipe now.
- Chickpeas: dried or canned chickpeas
- Seasoning: Escallion, onion, garlic, fresh thyme leaves,
- Spices: cumin, turmeric powder, curry powder, salt, black pepper, jalapeno powder, all-purpose seasoning
- All Purpose Flour
- Oil
- Breadcrumbs (optional)
Other ingredients:
- Carrots
- Sweetcorn
- Red bell peppers
How to Make Chickpeas Burger Patty
When I first made these burgers, I had fried them in oil.
However, I’ve come to enjoy it better baked in the oven. I’ll share with you the steps to do both!
Steps for Frying Burger:
- Heat oil in a frying pan and sauté onion and garlic for 1 minute. Then, set aside.
- Add chickpeas, sauteed onion and garlic, cumin, salt, black pepper, turmeric powder, curry powder, escallion, thyme leaves, all-purpose seasoning, and jalapeño powder in a food processor or high-power blender and blend until it forms a dough-like consistency.
- In a bowl, add chickpea mixture, then add small amounts of flour at a time. Form a thick dough using your hands or spatula to combine everything. Sprinkle flour onto a large baking tray and your hands.
- Spoon small pieces of the dough sections using a spoon or ice cream scoop to form a ball and place them on a tray. If the batter is too sticky, add more flour to help with the binding process.
- Using the bottom of a glass jar or rolling pin, flatten each ball and shape it into a patty —place it in the fridge for 30 minutes to be firmed.
- Heat oil in a large frying pan, and fry each burger patties for 5-8 minutes or until golden. Flip the patties to repeat on the other side.
- Serve on a burger bun and topped with your favorites: lettuce, tomato slices, and sauce of choice.
Notes: For an even crispier patty, bake these after frying them. Bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown.
Steps for Baking in the Oven:
- Heat oil in a frying pan and sauté onion and garlic for 1 minute. Then, set aside.
- Add chickpeas, sauteed onion and garlic, cumin, salt, black pepper, turmeric powder, curry powder, escallion, thyme leaves, all-purpose seasoning, and jalapeño powder in a food processor or high-power blender and blend until it forms a dough-like consistency.
- In a bowl, add chickpea mixture, then add small amounts of flour at a time. Form a thick dough using your hands or spatula to combine everything. Sprinkle flour onto a large baking tray and your hands.
- Spoon small pieces of the dough sections using a spoon or ice cream scoop to form a ball and place them on a tray. If the batter is too sticky, add more flour to help with the binding process.
- Using the bottom of a glass jar or rolling pin, flatten each ball and shape it into a patty —place it in the fridge for 30 minutes to be firmed.
- Heat oil in a large frying pan, and fry each burger patties for 5-8 minutes or until golden. Flip the patties to repeat on the other side.
- Serve on a burger bun and topped with your favorites: lettuce, tomato slices, and sauce of choice.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Place each burger patty on a greased baking tray and place in the oven. Bake for 20 minutes. Flip halfway through baking.
- Remove from oven and serve.
You can even GRILL your burgers as if they were regular beef burgers!
Serving Suggestions
The best part about making these patties is they are just like any other burger patty.
So you can serve your patties on a warm burger bun topped with your favorite toppings, such as lettuce, tomato, onions, and sauce.
Enjoy with some fries and your favorite drink!
Why You Should Make This Recipe?
- Budget Friendly – the ingredients to make these patties could be in your cupboard right now. So, why not make it now?
- Perfect for Meal-Planning – you can even make these burgers ahead of time. Just make them and freeze them. Wrap them in parchment or foil paper to separate easily during storage.
- Family Favorite – even the kids will love them!
- Easy-To-Make
Tips for Making Chickpeas Burger Patty
- If you prefer firmer patties, you can bake them in the oven after frying. Bake for 20-30 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.
- Breadcrumbs are a great substitute to help during the binding process.
- Adding carrots, sweetcorn, and other ingredients can give your burgers more color and flavor to shake things up.
- You can find steps to cooking dried chickpeas for this recipe here or use canned chickpeas.
- Prep time doesn’t include time spent cooking dried chickpeas. I usually use Goya dried chickpeas that I pressure cook to soften them ahead of time and store them for future use.
Storing and Re-heating Tips
Store uncooked patties in foil or parchment paper separately in the freezer for easy storage and meal planning. Perfect for a quick-in-the-week lunch or dinner.
Keep leftover burgers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2-3 days.
Reheat each patty in the oven for 5-10 minutes or 1-2 minutes – in the microwave.
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Chickpea Burgers (Vegan)
Equipment
- Baking Tray
- High-Powered Blender or Food Processor
- Frying Pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried chickpeas cooked and drained, or 2 16oz can chickpeas
- ½ cup onion or 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced/grated
- ½ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp black pepper optional
- 1 tsp jalapeno powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1-2 stalk escallion finely chopped
- 2 tsp thyme leaves 3 sprigs thyme finely chopped
- 1 tbsp all-purpose seasoning
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions
- Heat oil in a frying pan and sauté onion and garlic for 1 minute. Then, set aside.
- Add chickpeas, sauteed onion and garlic, cumin, salt, black pepper, turmeric powder, curry powder, escallion, thyme leaves, all-purpose seasoning, and jalapeño powder in a food processor or high-power blender and blend until it forms a dough-like consistency.
- In a bowl, add chickpea mixture, then add small amounts of flour at a time. Form a thick dough using your hands or spatula to combine everything. Sprinkle flour onto a large baking tray and your hands.
- Spoon small pieces of the dough sections using a spoon or ice cream scoop to form a ball and place them on a tray. If the batter is too sticky, add more flour to help with the binding process.
- Using the bottom of a glass jar or rolling pin, flatten each ball and shape it into a patty —place it in the fridge for 30 minutes to be firmed.
- Heat oil in a large frying pan, and fry each burger patties for 5-8 minutes or until golden. Flip the patties to repeat on the other side.
- Serve on a burger bun and topped with your favorites: lettuce, tomato slices, and sauce of choice.
Notes
Notes for Making Chickpea Burgers:
- If you prefer firmer patties, you can bake them in the oven after frying. Bake for 20-30 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.
- Breadcrumbs are a great substitute to help during the binding process.
- Adding carrots, sweetcorn, and other ingredients can give your burgers more color and flavor to shake things up.
- You can find steps to cooking dried chickpeas for this recipe here or use canned chickpeas.
