The ko rasoi bbq season: matoki (green banana) burgers

Ingredients

• 10 small green bananas
• 1 240 g tin white chickpeas
• 1 large onion, minced
• 1 large clove garlic, minced
• 4 green chillies
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tsp sesame seeds
• Juice and zest of one lemon
• 1/3 cup coriander
• 4 tbsp sour cream
• 1 tsp white pepper
• Salt to taste

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Preparation

• In a small pan, heat the olive oil and gently sauté the onion, garlic, chillies and sesame seeds until aromatic. Don?t let it brown. Set aside.
• Mash together the peeled green bananas and chickpeas. You could use a food processor but be sure to pulse it briefly because we want some texture in there. Overmixing could also make the mixture too moist.
• Add in all of the other ingredients for the burgers including the sautéd onions, garlic, sesame seeds and chillies and combine thoroughly.
• Using your hands, mould the mixture into burger shapes avoiding any cracks.
• Once all of the mixture is used up, place on a baking tray lined with cling film and cover with more cling film. Refrigerate until you're ready to barbecue them.