Back Bean Burger recipe by Shubha

Back Bean Burger recipe by Shubha

Ingredients :

Black beans - 1 can (or soaked overnight n rinsed n drained)

Old bread - 4 to 5 slices (grind it to pwdr in a mixer) OR Brown rice- 1 cup cooked (u can even use white rice...)

Dried Oregano - 1 tbsp (italian seasoning blend will also do.)

Cumin powder - 2 tsp (cumin -coriander powder will also do)

Red chilli powder - 2 tsp / green chillies -2(optional)

Bell pepper- 1 cup finely chopped

Onion -1cup finely chopped

Garlic - 3-4 pods chopped

Coriander - 1/2 cup (i like the smell of fresh coriander so I add a lot..u can reduce if u want)

Salt to taste

Oil for brushing

Olive oil 2 tsp extra

Method :

Wash the canned black beans and remove all the brine. Pour in little bit of fresh water and MW for 3to 4 minutes. till the beans cook a bit. Mash them lightly with a potato masher n keep aside. If using soaked beans wash them n MW for 5 minutes until its a bit soft to touch.

In a skillet add the olive oil and saute the onion, garlic with salt n spices. Saute for a while and add the oregano to this now.Cook till its soft. Now add the red chilli pwdr or green chillies if using.

Add this mixture to the mashed beans along with, rice/ bread, Bell pepper ,coriander leaves, and mix well with hands to form a dough like mixture. dont worry if its a bit loose add a slice of bread extra and the texture will become fine..:) See that u drain ur beans well of any water before mashing.

Make patties of this mixture. Now u can either bake them in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes or u can grill them in a tawa or an open BBQ grill. Choice is urs.

Serve this patty in between burger buns, stacked with tomato,Onion, lettuce, cheese slice n sun dried tomato dressing..:) & tomato ketchup. Thats how i did it :D

Or u can just melt the cheese on the Patty when its on the tawa. Heat ur bun a bit of tawa and then place the patty on ur heated bread cheese side up and serve..:)