Chickpea Veggie Burger

Making a chickpea veggie burger is so very easy! In fact, that is the reason I get creative with all of its embellishments – the sauce, the toppings, etc. So, you can try this chickpea burger recipe on its own or add on all the extras. Either way, it’s delicious and nutritious.

I know there are a lot of ready made burger patties out there, though I can’t remember trying a chickpea veggie burger from the grocery store. Generally when it comes to a veggie burger, I’m not a fan of most of them for a few reasons. First, I am not trying to replace meat. Veggie burgers like Impossible Burger and Beyond Burger are there for that purpose. Second, I really don’t like to see too many ingredients on the box. And definitely try to curb on the processed foods. Third, the creativity in making something myself. That’s probably the most important for me.

Cooking takes me into a zone of joy. I’m definitely using my senses. The colors, the textures, the smells. But beyond all of this, there is an appreciation for what Earth provides us that I somehow dive into when I’m creating something new and from there, it just flows.

On to the recipe and details for this chickpea veggie burger… what’s in the chickpea burger patty. I have made this burger with mostly chickpea and also with half chickpea and half veggies ratio. The best flavor is somewhere in between.

In these pictures, I show alot of veggies because I found alot of variety in my fridge and kind of just went with it. There are two key vegetables I use: onions and cilantro in the patty. All other vegetables are interchangeable or you can even leave them out and just add more chickpea.

The sauce is a greek yogurt blended into traditional Indian cilantro chutney. Here you can substitute greek yogurt with vegan mayo or yogurt. I like it best when they are combined.

The toppings are simple: chopped spinach, tomato, sauteed onions. I tend to use spinach instead of lettuce most of the time. I sautee the onions to reduce the pungent flavor of a raw onion and it also adds some sweetness to flavor stack. You can use all of these or none of these.

And lastly, I chopped sweet potato into short sticks and air fried them. This time I had orange sweet potato and white or Japanese sweet potato, so you see both. This is totally optional. I like my chickpea burger with just plain chips too.

This recipe is pretty versatile. It is vegan and gluten friendly without making too many changes. Really, its just the tzatziki that has dairy too. You can enjoy the pattis on a bed of greens and its a delicious gluten free burger too.