Vegetable Burger
A home-style Kerala dish made with care and the kind of spice knowledge that comes from watching someone else cook it a hundred times. Each step matters, and the result is worth the effort.
Ingredientsfor 2 servings
- Potatoes boiled : 4 nos
- Mixed vegetables boiled french beans, peas, carrot : ½ cup
- Bread slices : 2 nos
- Red chilli powder : ½ tsp
- Salt, to taste
- Burger bun : 4 nos
- Onion thinly sliced : 1 no
- Tomato thinly sliced : 1 no
- Gherkins — cut into thin rounds : 1 no
- Ice lettuce, a few
- Mustard : 1 tsp
- Mayonnaise : 2 tsp
- Tobacco sauce : 1 tsp — optional
Preparation
Step 1
Soak the bread in water for a minute and squeeze out the water.
Step 2
Boil and mash the potatoes and vegetables along with the soaked bread slices, salt and red chilli powder.
Step 3
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Step 4
Form into round cutlets.
Step 5
Heat the oil in a frying pan and pan-fry the cutlets till golden brown on both sides.
Step 6
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Step 7
Cut each burger bun horizontally in two.
Step 8
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Step 9
Spread a little mayonnaise and mustard sauce on both halves of the bun.
Step 10
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Step 11
Place an ice lettuce leaf on the lower half and place a vegetable cutlet on top.
Step 12
Now place a slice of tomato, onion and sliced gherkin.
Step 13
Cover with the upper half of the bun.
Step 14
Goes well with french fries / potato chips.
Tip
Let the dish rest for a few minutes after cooking. Flavours settle and meld during this time, and the texture often improves.
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