Mayonnaise as desired (About 1 tbsp for each burger)
Taco seasoning –
Chili Powder – 1 tbsp
Garlic powder – 1 tsp
Granulated powder – 1 tsp
Paprika – 1 tsp
Ground Cumin – 1 tsp
Oregano – ½ tsp
Ground Coriander – ½ tsp
Cornflour/Corn Starch – ½ tsp
Ground Black Pepper – ¼ tsp
Instructions
Peel the onion and deseed the bell pepper. Add both the onion and bell pepper into a food processor and pulse until they are all finely chopped.
Heat a small skillet with a couple teaspoons of olive oil. Tip in the chopped pepper and onion mixture and cook it for just about 5 minutes on medium heat until soft but not all browned. Turn the heat off and set aside.
Now add the chickpeas into the same bowl of the food processor and pulse them until coarsely ground but do not turn them into smooth paste. Take it out and place in a large bowl.
Use the fine shredding blade to shred the zucchini. Then wrap the shredded zucchini in a kitchen towel and squeeze out as much water as possible. This step is crucial to ensure that your burger patty mixture do not become too watery.
Finally chop the fresh coriander in the processor and add them to the same bowl as the chickpeas.
Mix all the ingredients listed under taco seasoning in a small bowl and keep it ready to be mixed with patty mixture.
To the bowl with the chickpeas, add the sautéed onion and pepper mixture, zucchini, egg, taco seasoning, breadcrumbs and salt. Using your hand (which is by far the best mixing tool according to me!) mix everything well. You may need to add more breadcrumbs if the mixture doesn’t feel dry enough. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour or longer. You can even refrigerate it overnight.
Heat couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet on medium high heat.
Using a ½ cup measuring cup, scoop out the patty mixture and form them into patties using wet hands. This amount of mixture will make 6 equal sized patties.
Gently place them in the skillet and cook them for about 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until deeply golden brown. You have to cook them in batches and you will need to add oil before placing a patty on the skillet.
Place the cooked patties on an absorbent kitchen towel and let them cool before serving.
When you are ready to assemble the burger, cut the buns horizontally into 2 pieces. You may or may not toast the buns in some butter with the cut side down until golden brown.
Place the bottom half of the bun on a cutting board, spread about half a tablespoon of mayo on it and then put a chickpea burger patty on top of it. Next top it up with 2 slices of tomatoes, few pieces of lettuce leaves. Then spread another half tablespoon of mayo on the cut side of the top half of the burger bun and place onto the assembled burger. You can fix everything with a satay stick.
Serve the burgers with wafers and enjoy!
Recipe by Flavor Quotient at http://www.flavorquotient.com/2015/09/veggie-chickpea-burger/