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Default why do recipes seem to call for chickpeas?

On Saturday, July 19, 2014 4:24:22 PM UTC+10, Julie Bove wrote:
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> Just curious why you would want to make a non-meat burger? I have bought
> them but I doubt that I would ever take the time to make them.


They're really quick to make. Open a can of beans, drain, mash roughly, add other stuff like garlic, chilli, cumin, etc., make patties, fry. I've done them as quick breakfast because they're so quick (usually with rice and salsa).

Cooking dried beans from scratch, they won't be quick. But doing meat burgers from scratch (i.e., a big chunk of meat) isn't so quick either.