Rohit's passion for meaty burgers is known to all. However, it was the first week of our "eating healthy food" mission. So I decided to try this chickpea burger recipe that I had discovered some days ago in a magazine that I was reading while on the treadmill at the "Y." I added some interesting twists. It turned out so tasty. Ruhi ate one too. Here goes the recipe:
Burger patty:
2 tbspn extra virgin olive oil
1 small onion chopped
6-7 garlic cloves - chopped
2 tspn cumin seeds
3/4 cup bulgur wheat (soaked in 3/4 cup boiling water for 10 minutes)
3 tbspn chopped parsley
1 can garbanzo beans
1 tspn garam masala
2 tbspn grated cheddar cheese
2 tbspn grated parmesan cheese
1 tbspn toasted almonds/any nuts
Salt to taste
Fresh ground pepper
For frying:
1 egg white
1/2 cup panko (Japanese style bread crumbs found in any grocery store in the Asian food isle)
Ingredients for assembling the burger:
Wheat Tandoori Naan (I bought this at Super Target)/any other flatbread like Lavaash or Pita bread
Sliced Jarlsberg cheese/any other cheese
Roasted red pepper and tomato spread (recipe below)
Crispy onion rings
How to make the burger patty:
1. Heat EVOO in a pan and add cumin seeds, chopped garlic, and onions.
2. Add Bulgur wheat and parsley to the above mixture.
3. Transfer this mixture to a food processor and add rest of the ingredients except the egg white and panko.
4. Once the mixture is ready, make sure they are not sticky. If they feel sticky to your hands, add some bread crumbs.
5. Beat the egg white.
6. Dip the burger patty in the egg white and then the panko.
7. Heat a frying pan and then add 1-2 tspns of EVOO. Then place the patty in the pan and fry each side for about 2-3 mins.
Roasted red pepper spread
Store bought roasted red pepper in a jar - about 2 tbspn
2 Roma tomatoes
6-7 Garlic cloves
1 half red onion
1 tspn feta cheese
1 tspn Balsamic Vinegar
1/2 tspn Brown sugar
A dash of Thai Chili sauce (Sriracha)
Freshly ground pepper
Salt to taste
Heat up the oven/grill. Roast tomatoes, garlic, red peppers, and onion. Transfer to a food processor. Add the remaining ingredients and pulse 1-2 times.
Crispy onion rings
Half onion
Salt
Panko
1 egg white
Cut the onion into rings. Dip them in the egg whites and dip them in panko. Put them in a broiler (400-450 degrees F) for 15 mins or until they brown up.
Finally....How to assemble the Burgers?
Take the Naan and cut it into four quarters. We will be making two burgers out of one naan. Put the red pepper spread on all 4 quarters. Place a slice of cheese on two of the quarters. Place the burger patty. Put some crispy onion rings and top it off with the other naan quarter. Put this burger in the broiler (400 degrees F) for bout 5 minutes. And oooh..la..la...the burger is ready for a guiltfree consumption !
Substitutes: Egg whites are not necessary. For my vegetarian friends, you can omit the egg whites and will not change the taste. You can add vegetables to the patty. You can vary the spreads that you use with this recipe. You can change the amount of hot sauce in the recipe or make it more sweeter according to your taste. You can totally experiment with different fun ingredients as well. That is what makes this recipe hip..healthy...and yet delicious !
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