PANCAKE LENTIL BURGER

PANCAKE LENTIL BURGER

LENTIL PANCAKE BURGER is one of my family's favourite and complete nutritious

food for lunch. These wonderful burger have undergone several transformation since i first tried for my lovely granddaughter. So let us see what ingredients are required to prepare this interesting LENTIL PANCAKE BURGER 

INGREDIENTS:-

* 1 Tbsp oil  

* 2 Tsp finely chopped garlic 

* 2 Tsp finely chopped ginger 

* 1 Tbsp finely chopped onion 

* 1 Tsp finely chopped green chilli 

* 1 Tsp finely chopped celery 

* Salt to taste

* 1 ½ Tbsp finely chopped carrots 

* 1 ½ Tbsp finely chopped french beans 

* 2 Tbsp boiled and grated potato 

* ½ Cup boiled mixed lentils 

* 1 Tbsp breadcrumbs 

* 2 Tsp chopped coriander 

* 2 Tsp oil for shallow frying   

* ½ Sliced tomato  

* ½ cucumber slices

FOR PANCAKE BATTER:-

* ½ Cup refined flour  

* 1 ½ Tbsp gram flour 

* ½ Tsp turmeric powder 

* Crushed black pepper to taste

* Salt to taste

* ½ Cup milk 

* 1 Tsp baking soda 

METHOD:-

1. In a pan add oil, finely chopped garlic, finely chopped ginger, finely chopped onion, finely chopped green chilli, finely chopped celery, salt, finely chopped carrots and finely chopped french beans and sauté.

2. For the filling; in a bowl add the sautéed vegetables, boiled and grated potato, boiled mixed lentils, breadcrumbs and chopped coriander and mix.

3. To make the pancake batter; in a bowl add refined flour, gram flour, turmeric powder, crushed black pepper, salt, milk and baking soda and whisk.

4. In a hot pan add oil. Make a patty of the filling and pan sear it from both sides. 

5. In another pan add the batter and make a pancake. Once cooked, remove and cut with a ring mould. Make one more.

6. Place one pancake on a plate. Add sliced onion, prepared patty, sliced tomato, sliced cucumber and gherkins and cover with the other pancake to make a burger.

7. Serve the lentil pancake burger with tomato ketchup.