Vegan Curried Chickpea Burger (GF)

This Vegan Curried Chickpea Burger is super flavourful, hearty and filling, and really nutritious! It's the perfect easy yet healthy plant-based dinner recipe. 

Why you'll love these Vegan Curried Chickpea Burgers

I’ve been thinking up quick and easy dinner recipes that don’t require too much cooking, but which are healthy and taste amazing too. 

And these spicy Vegan Chickpea Burgers are my answer: they're simple to make, big on flavour, and packed full of plant-based protein and fibre. 

There’s no flour, oats, rice or flax eggs required, as the blended chickpeas themselves act as an egg replacement to bind together all the ingredients. These burgers are also grain-free and nut-free.

How to make these Vegan Curried Chickpea Burgers

They require just 5 ingredients to make (minus oil + seasonings):

• sweet onion
• fragrant coriander (cilantro) 
• spicy curry powder
• creamy, nutty chickpeas 
• grated carrot - for nutrients and extra flavour

Scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe including measurements and full instructions.

1. Fry the onion, carrot and coriander
2. Add the curry powder and fry until fragrant
3. Meanwhile, use a food processor to whizz the chickpeas until smooth - you can leave the mixture a bit lumpy if you prefer to have a bit of texture
4. Add the cooked vegetables and mix well
5. Divide the mixture in half
6. Shape the mixture into patties
7. Cook on a medium heat for around 7 minutes, then use a spatula to 
carefully turn them over
8. Cook for a further 7 minutes on the other side

Substitutions you can make to this recipe

The carrot can be substituted with any other vegetables you like, such as:

• grated courgette (zucchini)
• green peas
• sweetcorn
• finely chopped pepper

If you’re making these burgers for children and you don’t want to use curry powder because it’s too spicy, you can substitute it with ground cumin or turmeric. 

How to serve these Vegan Curried Chickpea Burgers

I like to serve these burgers in buns with salad, vegan mayonnaise and some mango chutney, but they’re also amazing served with rice (may I recommend this Yellow Turmeric Rice?) or even a quinoa salad. I bet they’d also be great with a simple potato curry.

More vegan burger recipes:

• Tofu Burger
• Eggplant “Pulled Pork” Burger
• Mushroom Black Bean Burger

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Vegan Curried Chickpea Burger (GF)

This Vegan Curried Chickpea Burger is super flavourful, hearty and filling and really nutritious. 

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Asian

Keyword: curried chickpea burger, vegan chickpea burger

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Servings: 2

Calories: 486kcal

Author: Rhian Williams

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 tablespoons coconut oil , divided (or sub olive, vegetable or rapeseed oil)
• ▢ 1 onion , diced
• ▢ 1 carrot , peeled and grated*
• ▢ Handful of fresh coriander (cilantro) , roughly chopped
• ▢ 1 teaspoon curry powder , to taste**
• ▢ 400 g (14 oz) tin of chickpeas , drained and rinsed
• ▢ Salt + pepper to taste

To serve:

• ▢ Burger buns (gluten-free if necessary)
• ▢ Lettuce
• ▢ Tomato
• ▢ Vegan mayonnaise
• ▢ Mango chutney

Instructions

• Heat up 1 tablespoon of the oil in a frying pan and add the onion, carrot and coriander once hot
• Fry for around 10 minutes until softened
• Add the curry powder and fry for a minute until fragrant
• Meanwhile, use a food processor or blender (or hand-held blender) to whizz the chickpeas until smooth - you can leave the mixture a bit lumpy if you prefer to have a bit of texture
• Add the cooked vegetables and mix well
• Divide the mixture in half
• Heat up another tablespoon of oil in the same frying pan
• Use your hands to shape half of the mixture into a round patty and place straight into the frying pan
• Repeat with the other half of the mixture
• Cook on a medium heat for around 7 minutes, then use a spatula to 
carefully turn them over
• Cook for a further 7 minutes on the other side, until slightly browned on both sides
• Serve in burger buns with desired salad ingredients and sauces

Notes

*Other vegetables you can add:

• grated courgette (zucchini)
• sweetcorn
• green peas
• finely chopped pepper

**If you’re making these burgers for children and you don’t want to use curry powder because it’s too spicy, you can substitute it with ground cumin or turmeric.

Nutrition Facts

Vegan Curried Chickpea Burger (GF)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 486 Calories from Fat 171

% Daily Value*

Fat 19g29%

Saturated Fat 12g60%

Sodium 37mg2%

Potassium 759mg22%

Carbohydrates 63g21%

Fiber 17g68%

Sugar 13g14%

Protein 18g36%

Vitamin A 5150IU103%

Vitamin C 8.5mg10%

Calcium 121mg12%

Iron 6.3mg35%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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