Mad moroccan veggie patties - Cheap Tuesday Recipe

I kind of winged this recipe and it worked out so thats always promising! Veggie patties are a great healthy and cheap alternative to meat patties.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup cooked quinoa
• 1 400 g can of chickpeas
• 1 onion diced (I used purple onion)
• 2 carrots grated
• 2 potatoes grated
• olive oil
• 1 tbsp of minced garlic
• 1 1/2 tbsp of morrocan spice (or try cumin & curry powder if you don't have)
• 1 tbsp of mixed herb
• 1 cup of plain flour
• 1 large egg
• pinch of salt and pepper
• seasame seeds sprinkled on top of patties before cooking (optional)

note: next time I think I would add some breadcrumbs

Method:

1. Drain and wash chickpeas, and then mash/ blend  with tsp of olive oil to a smoothish texture
2. squeeze excess moisture out of the carrot and potato and then add to chickpea mixture
3. lightly fry the onion, garlic and herb/ spices for around 3-4 minutes and allow yto cool a bit before added them to the mixture
4. Add in quinoa, flour, egg and salt & pepper and mix, using hands to combine the mixture
5. Mixture was quite sticky so this is where I would add some breadcrumbs next time. Roll 6-8 balls depending on the size you want, and sprinkle some sesame seeds on the top.
6. In a frying pan, fry the patties in some olive oil (push the balls into a patty shape with spatula) cook until brown on both sides continuously turning and until pattie in cooked all way through! Approx 15 min
7. Serve with salad and buns or if you're feeling extra creative use large (oven-cooked) mushrooms as the bun for an ultimate veggie burger.

Enjoy xxx