Here’s a delightful Veggie Burger recipe for you! These homemade vegetable patties are crispy, flavorful, and perfect for satisfying your burger cravings. Let’s get cooking! 🍔
Ingredients:
- For the Veggie Patty:
- 3 medium to large potatoes (about 300 grams)
- 1 medium to large carrot (about 100 to 125 grams)
- 40 grams French beans
- ½ cup peas (fresh or frozen)
- 1 medium-sized onion, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon chopped garlic (or ½ teaspoon garlic paste)
- 2 teaspoons chopped ginger (or 1 teaspoon ginger paste or ¾ inch ginger)
- 1 teaspoon chopped green chilies (or ½ teaspoon green chili paste)
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley leaves (or chopped coriander leaves)
- ½ teaspoon coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder (or cayenne pepper)
- ½ teaspoon garam masala
- ⅛ teaspoon ground turmeric
- 6 tablespoons bread crumbs (adjust as needed)
- Salt, to taste
- 6 tablespoons oil (for pan-frying)
- 3 tablespoons maize flour (polenta or fine cornmeal, substitute corn starch)
- 3 tablespoons rice flour (substitute all-purpose flour)
- 2 tablespoons chickpea flour (besan, substitute all-purpose flour)
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup additional bread crumbs (or crushed oats, semolina, or corn flakes)
- For Assembling the Burger:
- 1 small to medium tomato, thinly sliced
- 1 small to medium cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 small to medium onion, thinly sliced
- 5 lettuce leaves (rinsed, drained, and chopped)
- 1 tablespoon butter (or oil, for toasting buns)
- 4 whole wheat burger buns (or plain or multigrain)
- 3 tablespoons vegan eggless mayonnaise (or regular mayonnaise)
- For the special sauce: Crushed mustard seeds, black pepper, sugar, salt, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, and extra virgin olive oil.
Instructions:
- Prepare the Veggie Patty:
- Steam the potatoes, carrots, French beans, and peas until tender.
- Mash the steamed vegetables together.
- Sauté chopped garlic, ginger, and green chilies in oil.
- Add the sautéed mixture to the mashed veggies.
- Mix in parsley (or coriander) leaves, spices, and salt.
- Shape the mixture into patties.
- Coat each patty with a batter made from maize flour, rice flour, chickpea flour, and water.
- Roll the patties in additional bread crumbs.
- Pan-fry the patties until golden and crisp.
- Assemble the Burger:
- Toast the burger buns with butter.
- Spread vegan mayo on the buns.
- Layer with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, and the veggie patty.
- Drizzle the special sauce over the patty.
- Top with the other half of the bun.
- Enjoy your homemade Veggie Burger! Serve it with some crispy fries or a side salad. 🌱🍔
