By Alison Clark, Registered Dietitian www.achn.co.uk

Curried Sweet Potato Chickpea Burgers

Name: Curried Sweet Potato Chickpea Burgers
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 sweet potato, peeled and chopped into 2 cm cubes; 400g chickpeas drained and rinsed; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 20g rolled oats, blended; 2 tablespoon creamed coconut; 3g coriander, fresh; 1/2 teaspoon heaped ground turmeric; 1/2 teaspoon heaped ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon curry powder; 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice; pinch of black pepper; pinch of salt; 4 burger buns; lettuce leaves 4; 8 slices of cucumber; 8 slices of red pepper

6 steps

Prep:30minCook:30min

The added curry powder and coconut gives these vegan burgers the perfect taste to enjoy at any time of the year. Made with chickpeas; ideal for providing protein, fibre and B vitamins.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:28:17 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories452.4 kcal (23%)

Total Fat15.4 g (22%)

Carbs65.9 g (25%)

Sugars12.7 g (14%)

Protein16.5 g (33%)

Sodium586.4 mg (29%)

Fiber12.8 g (46%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

For the Burgers

1sweet potato

peeled and chopped into 2 cm cubes

400gchickpeas

drained and rinsed

1 tablespoonvegetable oil

20grolled oats

blended

2 tablespooncreamed coconut

3gcoriander

fresh

½ teaspoonground turmeric

heaped

½ teaspoonground cumin

heaped

½ teaspooncurry powder

¼ teaspoongarlic powder

1 ½ tablespoonlemon juice

8 slicesred pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 200 C. Line a baking sheet with grease proof paper. Sprinkle over the cubed sweet potato and chickpeas over the top of this paper. Coat with a tablespoon of vegetable oil and toss to combine. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Step 2

In a food processor, put the oats and blend until flour like consistency. Add the creamed coconut, coriander, turmeric, cumin, curry and garlic powder, salt and pepper and the lemon juice and blend together.

Step 3

The mixture should hold together when pressed between your fingers. If too dry, blend for a bit longer or add a tablespoon of water to help moisten it.

Step 4

Take 1/4 of the mixture and shape into a burger size. Continue until you have made 4 burgers.

Step 5

Grill the burgers on a medium heat, until golden brown, for about 5 minutes on each side.

Step 6

Serve warm with a burger bun. Divide the lettuce leaves, cucumber and red pepper by 4 and place on each plate or in the burger bun, and enjoy!