Dilled Chickpea Burgers With Spicy Yogurt Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas
• 1/3 cup chopped dill
• 1/2 cup minced shallot
• 2 tablespoons plain breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons tahini
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 in small bowl yogurt, garlic and curry and ground red pepper, set aside.
• 2 rinse and drain chickpeas; place half the chickpeas in a bowl and use a fork to mash together with chopped dill, shallots, bread crumbs and lemon juice.
• 3 place the remaining chickpeas in a food processor with tahini, cumin, salt and pepper and process until smooth; add to the mashed chickpeas. stir together and form into 4 patties. heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high eat; add burgers and cook until well browned, 10 minutes.
• 4 serve in pitas with yogurt sauce and tomato sauce.