Healthy veggie burger

Who doesn't like burgers? It's been loved by people all around the world! here's a small attempt to make burger healthy. The patty is made with mixed vegetables and shallow fried to avoid  extra calories. The patty of the burger can be had has cutlet also. Down below is the simple recipe of the veggie burger.

Ingredients:

Vegetable patty:

boiled and smashed mixed vegetables(carrot, peas, cauliflower etc)- 1/2cup

boiled and smashed potatoes-  1cup

cornflour- 2tbsp
pepper powder- 1tsp

oil- 1tbsp

salt to taste

To assemble a burger:

burger buns -4 nos

mayonnaise- 2tbsp

shredded lettuce- 1/2cup

sliced tomatoes- 1large

sliced onions- 1 medium

dill chips(optional)- 12 pieces

butter/oil- 2tsp

Method:

Vegetable patty:

1. take all the ingredients in a bowl except oil. mix well. take a lemon sized mixture and shape it into 

    a patty(cutlet). repeat the same and make all the patties.

2. heat a nonstick pan, drizzle some oil over it and place all the patties, drizzle some oil on the top. 

    cook both the sides in a medium flame till you get a golden brown colour. 

Burger:

1. cut each burger bun into half, apply butter on the inner side(white side) of the bun and toast them   

    lightly on a pan.

2. on a clean dry surface place the lower side of the bun, spread some mayonnaise over it and place 

    the vegetable patty over it, now add shredded lettuce, dill chips, onion and tomato slices and the 

    upper side of the bun.

3. repeat the same for all the burger buns.

4. serve immediately with french fries and tomato ketchup.

See also:

Bombay masala toast sandwich

Iyengar bakery style tomato toast

vada pav

Bombay Masala Toast Sandwich/Potato Sandwich

Masala toast also famously known as Bombay toast sandwich is an famous street food of Mumbai. Its made with an potato filling along with green chutney and sliced vegetables and hence stomach filling compared to other sandwiches. I have grilled the sandwiches here, it can be toasted on the tava also. This is typically served with green chutney and tomato sauce.

Ingredients:  8slices of white/brown sandwich bread
                    1cup potato stuffing(recipe follows)
                    1/2cup green chutney(recipe follows)
                    1onion thinly sliced into rounds
                    1tomato thinly sliced into rounds
                    1capsicum thinly sliced into rounds
                    1tsp chaat masala
                    butter/oil as required
                    salt to taste

Potato stuffing: 1cup boiled and smashes potato
                         1/4cup onion finely chopped
                         2 green chillies finely chopped
                         1tsp ginger paste
                         1tsp curry leaves
                         2tsp coriander leaves finely chopped
                         1/4tsp cumin seeds
                         1/4tsp mustard seeds
                         a pinch of turmeric powder
                         2tsp oil
                         salt to taste

Green chutney: 1cup coriander leaves
                         1/3cup mint leaves
                         1 green chili
                         black salt as required
                         few drops of lemon juice

Method:

Potato stuffing: 1)heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and when they splutter add curry  
                            leaves, green chillies, ginger paste, turmeric powder and fry for a minute.
                         2)add onions and fry till they turn transparent, now add smashed potato, salt, coriander
                            leaves and mix well in a low flame.

Green chutney: grind together all the ingredients to a fine chutney by adding required water.

Sandwich: 1)apply butter/oil on both the sides of the bread slices.
                  2)apply green chutney on one side of the bread slices, upon it spread an layer of potato
                     stuffing, above that arrange finely sliced onion, tomato and capsicum. sprinkle some salt
                     and chaat masala on it, cover it with another bread slice to which we have already applied                      green chutney on the inner side.
                  3)place it on the hot grill, apply some more butter on top if required, close the grill and let
                     it grill until the bread becomes crisp and golden brown in color.
                  4)serve hot with green chutney and tomato sauce.
See also:  Tomato-Garlic toast

Iyengar bakery style tomato toast

This simple but delightful combination of toasted bread and tomatoes is an perfect breakfast recipe.

Ingredients: 4 toasted bread slices
                 2  sliced large tomatoes 
                 1 sliced onion
                 7-8 crushed garlic cloves
                 2 green chillies finely chopped
                 3tsp coriander leaves finely chopped
                 1/4tsp jeera powder
                 1/4tsp dhania powder
                 1/2tsp garam masala powder
                 1/2tsp red chilly powder
                 1/4tsp turmeric powder
                 1/2tsp sugar
                 3tsp oil
                 salt to taste

Method: in a pan heat oil, add onions and fry for a minute
            now add garlic,green chillies and saute them
            add the tomatoes,fry for 2minutes and now add all the dry masala powders,salt, sugar
            and cook till the tomatoes are soft. 
            finally when its done add coriander leaves
            now take a toasted bread and spread 2tsp of the above mixture evenly all over the 
            bread.