Veg Burger

I have prepared Burgers for quite sometime now, but somehow the recipe has not made its way here. I found the recipe from an old mail I had sent to several of my close people years back when I first made burgers. There was an urgent need to publish it here as it so happened that about a week ago, my mom called me up and asked me that she urgently needed the recipe for Veg Burger and she could not find it in this blog - what a pity !

Based on Popular Demand I am herewith reproducing the Recipe for Veg Burger

Ingredients for Veg Patty

1) 1/2 kg Potato (Cubed)
2) 100 gms Peas
3) 100 gms Carrot (Chopped)
4) 2 Capsicum (optional)
5) 2 tomatoes (finely chopped)
6) Finely chopped Coriander Leaves.
7) Half Loaf of Sandwich Bread (not whole wheat bread)
8) 1 tsp of Jeera Powder
9) 1 tsp of Dhaniya Power
10) 1/2 tsp of Garam Masala
11) 1/4 tsp of Turmeric Power
12) 1 tsp of Shah Jeera
13) 1 tsp of Chilly Power
14) 1 green chilly (finely chopped)
15) 1 inch Ginger (finely chopped)
16) 1 tblsp Corn Flour
17) Salt to taste
18) Buns
19) Cheese Slices

The patties.

Method

1) Bread Crumbs: Put the bread slices into the microwave for 2 mins on high so that it becomes crusty. You could also toast the bread to make it crusty. Crush the toasted/brittle bread to make breadcrumbs. You could also use Rusk and crush it to make breadcrumbs.

2) Boil all the vegetables with little water in the pressure cooker and keep aside (if there is excessive stock, keep it aside and use it)

3) Take about 2-3 tsp of oil in a non-stick pan and Shah Jeera and wait till it splutters. To this add all the spice powders (Jeera, Dhaniya, Garam, Turmeric & Chilly) and quickly stir [note it will froth]. To this swiftly add chopped Ginger and Green Chilly and stir well. Finally add tomatoes and ensure it is well cooked. This forms the basic Patty Masala paste.

4) Now mash the boiled vegetables and to this add the Patty Masala paste, Breadcrumbs, Salt, Coriander leaves and Corn Flour so the entire mixture has a consistency of Chapati Flour mix - knead as much as possible. You could add a spoon of butter this mix to enhance the flavor.

5) Now make patties to the size of the bun’s circumference and desired thickness. Dip the patty once in breadcrumbs so that it covers the patty.

6) Take a flat-bottomed pan (tava) and smear it with a tablespoon of oil. Now shallow fry the patties till they turn golden brown. Keep turning it around to achieve a consistent look.

7) Now toast the Buns on the sides after cutting into two. You could use butter/ghee on the Tawa to toast the Buns with Sesame seeds (if desired)

8) Just ahead of serving, add a slice of Cheese on top of the Patty and keep it in between the buns and serve. Adding a thin slice of tomato and some lettuce adds an great touch of crunchiness into the bite.