Vegetarian Kalo Burger
Apr 20, 2023
Vegetarian Kalo Burgers
Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative
8 patties
15 minutes
30 minutes
Main
ʻĀina friendly vegetarian taro burgers made with chick peas, ʻulu flour and Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Co-op's recipe ready kalo.
Ingredients
- 12 oz. recipe-ready kalo
- 1 can chick peas
- ½ cup ʻulu flour
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 8 oz. mushrooms chopped
- 2 Tablespoon mustard
- 1 egg
- 1 Tablespoon cumin
- 1 Tablespoon chili flakes
- 1Tablespoon onion powder
- 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 stalk green onion chopped
- Herbs such as parsley, rosemary and thyme
- 1 Tablespoon salt
- 2 tsp. black pepper
Directions
- Grate half thawed recipe-ready kalo with a grater and set aside.
- Drain canned chick peas and blend in a blender or mash into smaller pieces and set aside.
- Finely chop the onion and caramelize it in a frying pan and set aside.
- Finely chop the mushrooms and sauté in frying pan and set aside.
- Finely chop green onion and herbs and set aside.
- Combine the chick peas, kalo, ʻulu flour, caramelized onion, sauteed mushroom, mustard, egg, herbs, spices, pepper and salt in a large mixing bowl and mix together well.
- Form burger sized patties. For this recipe you will end up with about 7 to 8 patties depending on the size of each patty.
- Fry the patties in a pan until both sides are golden brown with an ample amount of oil.
- Serve on a bun with ketchup, mustard, cheese, tomato and lettuce or with any of your favorite burger toppings. Enjoy with ʻulu pickles on the side!
