I am a workaholic thanks to foodaholics! I am determined to teach my maid today. You know it’s hard sometimes to multitask…as much as I find irresistible body for sure can get fatigued. So I found the solution. For dinner I decided to make burgers…home style and decided to teach my maid so my life becomes easy. I call my maid “Gudiya” coz she is about 19-20 in age and a darling.
There are days she asks me attention-grabbing questions when I am assembling cakes. She recognizes fruits by colour. I am teaching her how to write, pack chocolates, bake cakes, learning the ingredients my helper in real sense. I make her taste all the stuff I make so she learns the taste. Now and then I get the most genuine/weird/funny response from her. At times she gets confused between spatula and an off set spatula or between fondant and marzipan and when she picks up something wrong I just give her the look…almost saying gudiyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa not again!! And she just cracks up. And both of just become the reason for each other’s amusement. Tell you she is a real entertainer.
I think I am getting a bit emotional I am very fond of her and she is thinking of going back to the village. I don’t want her to go. She lost her parents in an accident and I don’t know if she goes back will she have a healthier existence. Nevertheless getting back to the meal so where were we-Vegetarian burgers ok?
So here you go… (Good for 5 people, I ate twoJ)
Burger Buns 6
Potatoes 3
Soya small pieces 300 Gms (nutrela chura)
Carrots 2 medium
Beans 100-150 Gms
Cauliflower 1 small
Capsicum 2 small
Onions 1 large
Salt 2 tsp
Black pepper 1tsp
Red chilli 1 ½ tsp
Mango powder (amchur) ½ tsp
Coriander powder ½ tsp
Panko/bread crumbs 100 Gms
Oil 4-5 tbsp
Bread if required 2 slices
Flax seeds 1 tbsp
Method:
1. Boil the potatoes and grate them.
2. Add all the veggies together and chop them super fine. I use an electric mixer.
3. Mix all the potatoes and the veggies together. And all the seasoning.
4. Add panko (Japanese bread crumbs) or regular ones. Bread Crumbs: I use multigrain bread to make them at home. I like the concept of flax seeds in the burger. Today I added some extra other than the 1tbsp.
5. Mix all the ingredients together and form sort of dough. Potatoes and bread help to bind.
6. Make small balls and shallow fry them on a flat pan.
7. Make the balls nice and round and press them as they cook that way the whole mixtures will cook evenly and you won’t get the raw feeling in the middle.
8. Once both sides are nice and brown put them on a mesh plate. So they dry up and still don’t get soggy.
By and large I don’t eat my burgers with mayo like the rest of the world. Did you know I don’t eat ketchup?
So I more often than not put green chutney made of fresh coriander, mint, onion, ginger and cumin.
Another relish I love putting in there is the Thai sweet chilli sauce. It adds a bit of the tang. It’s non-compulsory. Though you can get it at any market INA rocks!!
On the same pan take the buns and cook them till light golden brown.
Take some lettuce, cucumber, tomato; cherry tomato if it’s available. Onions whatever salad items you like toss them in some lemon juice black pepper, extra virgin olive oil or add some balsamic vinaigrette.(check the recipe section) Toss it and fantastic …home style burger ready!
Ps- the preeminent ingredient of this meal…gudiya now knows how to make it! One task overJ






