Day 3 BM #56 -
I love to make burgers at home as both my older kid and the other adult at home love them. To make them happier I served the burgers along with Potato fries.
This time I made the burgers, the vegan way, taking inspiration mostly from the Vegetarian times and a few other places. I felt that the addition of walnuts gave a definite crunch to the patties. I was tempted to give these patties an Indian touch with some spices but held back as I thought these best represent the food from USA.
Ingredients -
For the Patties -
Whole Red Lentils / Whole Masoor Dal 1/2 cup
Steel Cut Oats 1/4 cup
Onions, finely chopped 1/2 cup
Spinach, chopped and blanched 1 cup
Walnuts, chopped 1/4 cup
Garlic, grated 1 tsp
Salt, Pepper, Paprika as needed
Olive Oil 1 tsp + more to shallow fry the patties
For the Burgers -
Burger Buns 6 nos
Any vegetables preferred (I used onions, tomato, lettuce and cucumber, jalapenos)
Any Condiment preferred (I used Mustard, Spicy tomato sauce)
For Fries -
Vegetable Oil 1/2 cup
Potatoes 3-4
Salt and Pepper as needed
Method Of Preparation -
To Make The Lentil Patties -
Cook lentils and oats with adequate water. (I pressure cooked with just enough water).
In a heated pan, add oil and saute onion and garlic. Add in the blanched spinach and walnuts.
Sprinkle, salt, pepper and paprika. Mix well and set aside.
Mash the lentils and mix in with the spinach mixture and let it cool for a few minutes.
Divide the mixture into 6 equal portions. Make patties using each of the portions.
Grill/shallow fry each of the patties. and set aside.
Assembling the Burgers -
Toast the buns, arrange the patty, vegetables and sauces as needed and enjoy.
To Make Fries -
Peel and wash the potatoes. Slice them into thin sticks.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the potato sticks until they are golden brown.
Remove and drain onto paper towels.
Sprinkle salt and pepper on the fried potato sticks and enjoy.
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Preparation Time 30-40 min
Makes 6 burgers
Vegan & meatless burgers on my to do list. I wanted to make these for combo theme but I already made another one for US.
ReplyDeleteNothing can beat this combo.Vegan burger sounds tempting.
ReplyDeleteGreat meal you got there Harini..can have burgers anytime!
ReplyDeleteVegan burgers? wow superb
ReplyDeletethats one yummy burger.. I had posted something similar with mix of 3 lentils :-)) the smoothie looks great too !
ReplyDeleteLove those vegan burgers and that plate makes me hungry, wat a satisfying platter, simply awesome.
ReplyDeleteAgain famous combo in this series.Loved your version..
ReplyDeleteWalnuts seems to be a great addition to the burger. The combo looks irresistible..
ReplyDeleteHealthy & delicious looking plate of food Harini. I'm sure my kids would love this combo.
ReplyDeleteWow I love the addition of walnuts. Beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteLove the delicious and healthy take on the burgers and that is one classic combo.
ReplyDeleteLove the whole platter and dish so inviting..
ReplyDeletewith both oats and walnuts, these must have great texture
ReplyDeleteI love the ingredients going into these patties, specially walnuts...excellent ! And the whole set up looks great.
ReplyDeleteLove that recipe for patties and whole platter looks so yumm.
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