Sweet Potato And Chickpea Burgers

• 1 lb sweet potatoes, peeled, chopped
• 1 (13.5 oz) can chickpeas, drained, rinsed
• 3/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
• 1/4 cup curry paste
• 1 1/4 cups panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 4 small loaves ciabatta, halved
• None None lettuce leaves, to serve
• None None FOR THE APPLE RAITA
• 3/4 cup Greek yogurt
• 1 None cucumber, deseeded, finely chopped
• 1 None Granny Smith apple, cored, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh mint leaves

1. Steam sweet potatoes over a saucepan of boiling water for 10-12 mins, until tender. Transfer to a large bowl, mash and let cool.
2. Combine chickpeas, cilantro and curry paste in a food processor. Pulse until chopped. Add to sweet potatoes along with 1 cup breadcrumbs. Season to taste. Shape into 4 flattened patties then coat in remaining breadcrumbs. Chill for 30 mins.
3. Meanwhile, to make the apple raita, mix together yogurt, apple and mint. Season to taste.
4. Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Cook patties for 4-5 mins per side, until cooked through. Drain on paper towels.
5. Sandwich ciabatta loaves with lettuce, burgers and raita.

sweet potatoes, chickpeas, fresh cilantro, curry paste, olive oil, loaves, lettuce leaves, apple raita, greek yogurt, cucumber, apple, mint leaves

Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/33624 (may not work)