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Default why do recipes seem to call for chickpeas?


"Timo" > wrote in message
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> 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.


I do something even quicker. Open the can and eat!