Burgers as we know is not a healthy option when it comes to fast-food, but a burger made at home with the simplest of items is something that grabs our attention. Yes! With less oil and a balanced nutrient content, we can make this fast-food a healthy snack.
Home-Burger
Ingredients (serves for 3 members)
Bun - 3
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Lettuce Leaves - 3
Cheese slice - 3
Tomato sauce/ketchup - 6 tsp
Any bread spread/cheese spread/normal butter - 1 spoon (per person)
Maida - 1 tsp
Bread crumbs - 1 cup
Oil - 2 or 3 tsp
Salt - as required
For Potato Patty (cutlet)
Potatoes - 2
Beans - 6
Carrot - 1
Peas - a handful
Sweet corn - half a handful
Cottage cheese (Home-made Paneer) - half cup
Chilly powder - as required
Pepper powder - as required
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
Sambar powder - as required (optional)
Chat masala - 1 tsp
Omam (ajwain seeds) - 1 small pinch
Corn flour - 1 tbsp
Preparation
For Potato Patty (cutlet):
Cut and boil together the potatoes, beans, carrot, peas and sweet corn along with some salt. (You can use a microwave or a pressure cooker)
Mash the boiled vegetables as much as possible, so that there are no pieces seen in them.
Add paneer, corn flour, chilly powder, salt, pepper powder, asafoetida, sambar powder, chat masala, ajwain seeds and a drop of oil and mix them to a ball.
Make patties/cutlets to the size of the bun you are taking and keep aside.
Toast 2 or 3 bread slices and grind them to crumbs.
Make a watery paste from the maida flour and keep aside
Slice the tomato and onion into rings.
Method
In a tava (preferably non-stick) add 2 or 3 drops of oil and heat it.
Coat the patty/cutlet first in the maida-water mix and then in the bread crumbs and place it on the tava.
Make sure both the sides of the cutlet is crisp and slightly golden color on the outside.
Keep aside the cutlet once finished.
Cut the bun into halves along the horizontal direction.
Spread some bread spread/cheese spread/normal butter on the inner sides of the two halves.
Next, spread some tomato sauce/ketchup on the lower half.
Place the toasted patty/cutlet.
Now place the onion and tomato rings (3 rings for each)
Place a cheese slice on the top.
Now fold the lettuce leaf to fit the bun and place it on top.
Close the arrangement with the other half of the bun and place a tooth-pick to make them stay in place.
Serve with tomato sauce or plain.
