Desi Burger

Pregnacy brings along cravings;but for me it has brought sudden desire to cook n cook n cook.

So here is one of the outcomes of this desire-Desi burger.
We dont have veg burger options here in the outlets,and Om has always been wanting to eat BURGER!
So i tried to make this version of "THE BURGER".
We need:
Ingredients

For the veg patties
1 cup mixed vegetable(boiled) 2 boiled potatoes (mashed) 1 tsp roasted cumin powder
1/4 cup assorted nut(sliced) 1/4tsp garam masala salt to taste
ghee/oil/butter
semolina 1 cup
For the burgers
10 to 12 burger buns

For the filling
a few cucumber slices
tomatoes slices
sliced celery
capsicum(red,green,yellow)
tomato ketchup
mango chutney
chaat masala

we can use the vegetables of our choice.mango chutney can be replace with mint chutney or mustard sauce or any other dip of our choice.

Method
To make the patties:
Mix all the ingredients to make the veg patties in a bowl.
Shape into small flattened rounds and roll on the semolina on both sides.Cook on both sides on a pan(griddle) with ghee/oil/butterkeep aside.



to make the burger:
Cut each bun horizontally into two.Spread a little tomato ketchup on one and mango chutney on the other half
Place the veg patty on top.Spread the vegetables
of you choice with a pinch of chaat masala in between .
Cover with the upper half of the bun and slide in a toothpick.
Heat the burger on the pan on both sides.
Repeat with the remaining buns.

carrot rice

Again, carrot is what i have used to make this rice dish.
you need:

4 baby carrots,chopped finely
1 tomato,chopped finely
1 onion,chopped finely
i chilly,chopped finely
i clove of garlic,chopped finely
little ginger,chopped finely
2 black cardamons.
2-3 pieces of cinnamon sticks.
1 spoon coriander powder
2 spoons of oil
rice-1 cup,
3 spoons of masoor dal(red lentils),water to cook.
salt to taste.
preparation:
pound black cardamons and cinnamon sticks.
make puree of tomato and carrots and chilly.
wash rice.

method:
heat the cooker,put oil.
after the oil get hot,add pounded cinnamon sticks,black cardamons.
add garlic,ginger and onion.
fry till onion turns golden brown.
add coriander powder,and fry.
add the puree and cook for 2 mins.
add rice,salt and water.
cook for two whistles.
serve hot.