Mixed Lentil Burgers

Want to eat a healthy vegetarian burger? Make it yourself. No not with potatoes! 
A mix of lentils to make the burger patty can be a refreshing change from the regular and popular potato patty. Not only are they healthy but give the burger a distinct taste and bite. 

The recipe is simple and easy to make. Cook the lentils till just done. That’s the all important part.

Flavour with your choice of herbs or leaves. Add your preferred sauce or mayo. Just build it to your taste.

Surprise your folks with this burger. It’s perfectly healthy too!

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MIXED LENTIL BURGERS                        Makes 4 to 5 large burgers

Ingredients:

Whole red lentil(2 parts)

+ Whole green lentil(1 part)

 + Bengal gram(1 part)   - 2 cups (cooked)

Button mushrooms – 1 cup (finely chopped)

Broccoli - 1 cup (finely chopped)

Onion – 1 medium (finely chopped)

Garlic – 3 to 4 cloves grated

Green chili – 1 (finely chopped)

Boiled potato – 1 large or 2 medium (grated)

Barbeque (or Sweet chili) sauce – 2 tsp

Chaat masala – 1 tsp

Coriander pdr – 1 tsp

Pepper pdr – ¼ tsp

Salt – to taste

Oil – as required (for cooking and frying)

Bread crumbs – ½ cup

Butter – as needed

Mayonnaise(plain and flavoured)  – as needed

Lettuce leaves – for each half bun

Tomato and cucumber slices – as needed

Pickled onion  – 1 large (sliced)

Cheese slices – 1 per burger

Method:

1.    Wash and soak the lentils for 2 to 3 hours in water. Cook them in a covered pan till they are just done. Do not overcook.

2.    Drain the lentils and keep them aside to cool.

3.    Heat 2 tblsp oil in a pan. Add in the onions and cook till they are light pink in colour. Add the garlic and cook briefly. Add in the mushrooms, broccoli and green chilies.

4.    Add in chaat masala, coriander pdr, chopped fresh coriander. Season with salt and pepper. Cook till the vegetables are done and the water that they released have dried up. Cover if needed.

5.    Cool the veggie mix and then add it into a large bowl. Add the lentils and the boiled and grated potato. Season with salt & pepper. Add in any dry herb (I have added parsley). Add in some barbeque sauce. You could add sweet chili sauce instead.

6.    Mix well and mash up the lentils a little as you go along.

7.    Make balls of the lentil mix and shape into patties. Keep a burger bun ready for (size) reference. (If the mix seems wet, you may add in some bread crumbs into it. Try not to add in too much though.)

8.    Coat the patties in the dry bread crumbs and shallow fry till brown on the outside.

9.    Slice the burger bun in half. Butter the slices and toast lightly.

10. Apply mayonnaise on the 2 halves. You may use plain or flavoured mayo.

11. Place lettuce leaves on one half add some pickled onions over it. Place a patty over the leaves.

12. Add a cheese slice to the other half. Place some tomato and cucumber slices over it.

13.  Cover the patty half with the cheese slice half.

14. Serve the burger with fries, wedges or potato bits.

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