Sunday, August 30, 2009

Curried Chickpea Burgers



This is another "revamp" recipe where I take a dish that I made a day or two before and turn the leftovers into a brand new dish. You remember the chickpea korma I made on Thursday? Well, it made a lot and after a few days I wanted it to be something else already. So after some thought, I decided to make curried chickpea burgers with the leftovers. The curry had a lot of sauce so I drained all that off and mashed up the chickpeas/carrots/cauliflower mixture that was left, added a few handfuls of breadcrumbs, a few tablespoons of whole wheat flour, a sprinkle of cayenne, dried parsley and 1/4 of a chopped onion. I put the mashed mixture in the fridge for a half hour for it to firm up a bit before I shaped them into patties. They were baked for 30 min. (flipped over halfway) in a 400 degree oven.


Oh my god, wow. These were perfect. Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. I served them in a hot pita with lettuce and a garlicky cucumber sauce (cucumber, garlic, vegenaise, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, parsley). It was so freaking delicious! Kind of like falafel with a kick of curry flavors.


Kind of blurry but here is my sandwich mid-bite. So yummy.

8 comments:

nora said...

They look so good! They remind me of the Lightened-Up Falafel burgers in The Everyday Vegan, which I love!

Mama Veg said...

I always like to check out what you are cooking. Thanks for the inspiration.

Lauren said...

Yum! Perfect for the last days of Summer! :) These look divine!

Spécialiste de l'éphémère said...

Oh yeah! This I like!

cassidy said...

you are so talented! you're like a culinary magician!
p/s that marble cake from the weekend looks divine!

aTxVegn said...

Curry burgers sound so good!

LK Sisters said...

I love using leftovers in different ways, and veggie burgers are one of my favorite foods to make and create something new each time. Curry sounds like a tasty flavor for veg burger!

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DJ Karma said...

Nice to have found your blog- everything looks yummy!