My son’s friends were visiting him. During the summer, they play basket ball and hang out in the garden. But, now it is midwinter and they had no other option than to stay inside the house 
. I wanted to make snacks that would entice them and decided to make warm burgers and chocolate cup cakes. Here is the recipe for veggie burgers with split green peas and lentils.
Ingredients
- Split green peas- ½ cup (Soaked overnight)
- Lentils – ¼ cup (soaked overnight)
- Potato- 1(chopped)
- Onion – 1 (chopped)
- Bell pepper – 1(chopped finely)
- Bread crumbs – ½ cup
- Lemon pepper – 1 tsp
- Ground pepper – 1 tsp
- Corn starch – 2 tablespoons (made into thin paste by adding ¼ cup of water)
- Garlic croutons – ½ cup (powdered in a blender)
- Salt to taste
- Olive oil to fry
Directions
1. Cook the lentils and peas along with the chopped potatoes. Cook them till soft but not mushy. Drain the water and mash it in a blender. (Do not worry if the peas and lentil mixture look sticky.)
2. Heat some oil in a skillet and add the onions. When the onion become translucent, add chopped bell peppers and cumin powder. Sauté for 4 minutes. Switch off the stove.
3. Add the onions to the peas and lentil mixture. Stir in ½ cup of bread crumbs, lemon pepper, pepper and salt. Mix well. Now the batter of the patty will not be sticky. Place it in a bowl, cover it and set it in a fridge for an hour.
(Now you will find the pattie mix to be little tightened up)
4. Roll the patties of the size you want, flatten it a little bit and dip it in the corn starch paste and roll it on the crouton crumbs.
5. Heat the skillet and cook the patties by adding 1 spoon of oil on both the sides. Let them cook for 6 to 7 minutes. Flip the Pattie to the other side and cook it until golden brown.
One advantage about the pattie is, you can make them in advance and store them in the fridge. Fresh burgers can be made by cooking it on the skillet. The garlic croutons provide a good crunch to the burgers by making it extra crunchy and tasty. The lemon pepper provides a subtle tanginess. If you don’t have lemon pepper, add ½ spoon of lemon juice. I am sending this to Susan’s My legume affair :8 th helping.
2 Responses
March 7th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Thanks, Uma, for a fine addition to MLLA8! Green peas and lentils are a novel combo from the typical soy patties you find in the grocer’s freezer (as much as I enjoy them). Wouldn’t mind sampling your cupcakes, either. : )
The round-up will be online in a few more days.
March 14th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Sounds yummy, I’m always looking for veggie pattie recipes, thanks, look forward to trying this one.
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