Banana Peel Burger

 Ingredients

2 banana peels

1 tbsp butter

2 burger buns

2 lettuce leaves

 For the marinade

1 1/2 tbsp olive oil

1/2 tsp red chili flakes

1/2 tsp chili powder

1 tsp mustard paste

1 tsp onion pdr.

1 tsp garlic pdr

1/2 tsp cumin pdr

 For the coleslaw

1/2 cup shredded green cabbage

1/2 cup shredded red cabbage

1/2 cup shredded carrot

2 tbsp mayonnaise

1/2 tsp red chili flakes

1 tbsp English mustard

1 tsp garlic pdr

1/2 tsp black pepper powder

1 tbsp  apple cider vinegar

1/2 tsp salt or to taste

 

 For the BBQ sauce

1 cup tomato ketchup

3 tbsp brown sugar

2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

2 tbsp English mustard

2 tsp onion pdr

2 tsp garlic pdr

1 tsp red chili flakes

1 tsp black pepper powder

salt to taste

 

To begin, prepare the barbeque sauce. In a pan, mix together tomato ketchup, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, English mustard, onion powder, garlic powder, red chili flakes, black pepper powder, and salt. Mix well.

Switch on the heat, bring it to a boil, and let it simmer for a few minutes until it thickens. Remove and keep aside.

Wash and peel the bananas. Scrape off the white part from the peels. Shred them with a fork and cut them into 2-3 inch long pieces.

Transfer to a bowl. Marinate with olive oil, red chili flakes, chili powder, mustard paste, onion powder, garlic powder, and cumin powder. Marinate for 10-15 minutes.

In the meantime, prepare the coleslaw. Add the shredded cabbage and carrots to a large bowl. Add in mayonnaise, red chili flakes, English mustard, garlic powder, black pepper powder, apple cider vinegar, and salt. Mix well and keep aside to soak in the flavor.

Heat a pan on medium heat. Add in the marinated banana peels. Add a bit of water and cook until they are tender but not mushy. The cooking time will depend on the rawness of the peels.

Once cooked, add in 2 tbsp barbeque sauce. Cook on low heat for 30 seconds to a minute so that the sugar does not burn. Remove from heat and allow it to cool a bit.

 To assemble, slice the buns into two. Butter the insides and toast them lightly.

Place a slice or two of the lettuce on the bottom half of the bun. Top it with the barbeque pulled banana peels. Add some cole slaw for crunch and top it with the toasted other half.

The BBQ Pulled Banana Peel Burger is ready to serve. Serve it with dips of your choice.

 

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HEALTHY TANDOORI BURGER

Ingredients

oil 2 tsp

capsicum cut long  1/4 cup ( can be only green, or all 3 colours mixed)

onion cut long  1/4 cup

tomatoes cut long 1/4 cup

potato pieces peeled , boiled and  cut long   1/4 cup

paneer pieces cut long  1/4 cup

chilli-ginger- garlic paste  2 tsp

garam masala 1/2 tsp

tandoori masala  1 tsp

salt to taste

coriander leaves chopped  1 tbsp

tomato ketchup  2 tsbp

buns 3/4 cut  and lightly buttered

cabbage/ lettuce leaves   few cut

onion and tomato rings few

tomato- chilli sauce/ Schezwan chutney

cheese slices 3-4

METHOD
in a pan, heat oil, add onion, fry with a pinch of salt, add the paste, fry well, add capsicum, tomato pieces, fry well, add the potato pieces, along with salt and spices, mix well, let it cook for 3-4 minutes on low flame, stirring

then add tomato ketchup, paneer slices, coriander leaves, mix well, let it be covered for 2 minutes, remove and cool

lightly shallow fry the buttered buns till light brown

remove, apply chutney of your choice, lettuce / cabbage leaf, then place enough of the tandoori vegetable, place onion and tomato rings, cheese slice, some more chutney on top, cover with the other bun half, serve at once

 

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BUNS STUFFED WITH SPROUTS

INGREDIENTS

for stuffing
garam masala pdr.   1 tsp
coriander pdr.  1 tsp
lime juice  1 tsp
potato 1 big boiled, peeled and mashed
onion 'finely chopped  2 tbsp
masala peanuts crushed  2 tbsp
sprouts washed thrice in warm water  1 cup
oil  3 tbsp
chilli-ginger-garlic paste  1 tsp
turmeric pdr.  1/2 tsp
chana masala pdr.  1/2 tsp
tomato puree  2 tbsp
salt to taste

small buns  as needed
butter as required

METHOD
in a pan, heat oil, add onion fry well, add chilli-ginger-garlic paste,fry for a minute, add haldi, sprouts mix well, let it cook on low flame for about 3 minutes, add tomato puree, other dry masalas, mashed potato,  mix well, add  salt, mix well, let it cook for 2-3 minutes, remove, add lime juice, and finely chopped coriander leaves, mix well
cut buns into half but not till the end, apply little butter, fry them, stuff them with the prepared stuffing, you can put green chutney/ sweet chutney in between and stuff, as per your choice.
once stuffed, serve at once.
Or, till then, you can prepare the stuffing, cut buns, just before serving, fry the buns, apply chutney, put stuffing, serve.



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SWEET POTATO BURGER WITH HEALTHY SPREAD

INGREDIENTS

for burger
sweet potatoes boiled, peeled and mashed well  1 1/2 cups
green chillies finely chopped  1 tsp
ginger-garlic paste   1 tsp
salt to taste
bulgar wheat and quinoa cooked  1/2 cup together
lime juice   1 tbsp
jeera roasted and powdered  1/2 tsp
cheese pdr.  2 tbsp
coriander leaves chopped   2 tbsp
breadcrumbs  2 tbsp + for coating

mix all the ingredients well, make patties/ burger according to the size of the buns, roll in breadcrumbs, shallow fry on tava using little oil, keep aside

for spread
curd  1/2 cup
cucumber finely chopped/ grated after removing the seeds  1/4 cup
coriander leaves chopped   1 tbsp
green chillies finely chopped 1/2= 1 tsp
pudina/ mint leaves finely chopped  1 tsp
green garlic finely chopped   1/2 tsp
salt to taste
mix all well

to assemble
apply butter on buns, after cutting them into halves
roast the buttered sides on the tava slightly
spread the prepared spread, then keep a lettuce/ cabbage leaf
spread some onion and tomato rings
keep the prepared burger, olives cut into pieces on the burger
you can keep a slice of cheese ( optional)
cover with another slice of bun, serve with ketchup or some red chutney



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BOAT SANDWICHES

INGREDIENTS

small buns/ rolls  5
cheese slices  5
cooked and mashed potatoes   10 tbsp
fresh coriander leaves finely chopped  1 tbsp
chopped and cooked French beans   2 tbsp
salt & pepper pdr. to taste
hung curd   3 tbsp

METHOD

slit the buns, scoop out little bit of the centre to put filling
mix potatoes, coriander, beans, hung curd and seasonings
fill each piece of bun with the filling
cut cheese slices into  2 triangles
with a tooth pick insert it into one corner of the bun, to resemble boat sail
if you want you make slightly bake it till cheese is about to melt, so the sail can be seen !




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STUFFED SEMOLINA BUNS

INGREDIENTS

for stuffing
butter  1 tbsp
onion finely chopped  2 tbsp
capsicum chopped   2 tbsp
carrots finely chopped  2 tbsp
corn  2 tbsp
salt to taste
green chilli finely chopped  1 tsp or to taste
pepper pdr.  1/2 tsp or to taste

heat butter, add onion, green chilli, saute for a minute
add capsicum, carrots, saute for 2 minutes
add corn, salt mix well
remove add pepper pdr. keep aside

For buns
semolina   1 cup
curd/ yoghurt   1 cup
water as needed
baking soda  1/2 tsp
salt to taste

Butter & cheese slice to assemble

METHOD
mix semolina, salt well, add curd, mix well, add water as needed, as it depends on the size of semolina & the weather. the batter should be slightly thicker than idli/ cake batter.
keep aside for 10 minutes, if the batter is too thick add some more water.
pour in small greased plate, steam in cooker for 10 minutes
remove, cool for 5 minutes, before you remove.
cut into half, spread butter on one half, put the filling, keep a slice of cheese, cover with another slice, cut into half
serve decorated with some capsicum, onion & carrot pieces stuck on a toothpick on the buns.
or you may just keep rings of capsicum, onion & serve along with ketchup.





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VEGETABLE MASALA BUN

INGREDIENTS

For dough
all purpose flour   200 gm
milk pdr.  20 gm
castor sugar   20 gm
butter   20 gm
salt  1/2 tsp
water to bind
yeast 10 gm - 2 tsp

How to make the dough
soak yeast in lukewarm water about 2 tbsp with 1 tsp sugar.
keep it aside for 15 minutes to rise & prove.
mix maida with salt, sugar, milk powder well.
add butter, mix well, add yeast solution once proved, slowly add water little by little to mix. 
the dough shouldn't be too soft, once you feel it is dry a bit, the more you knead, it will be fine.
roll it, keep it aside for 15 minutes to rise.

For filling
butter  2 tbsp
onion  1 big chopped
capsicum   1 chopped
ginger   2 tsp finely chopped
green chillies  2 finely chopped or to taste
salt to taste
tomato  1 big finely chopped
cheese  100- 150 gm grated.

How to make the filling
heat butter in a pan, add chopped onion, once it get light pink, add capsicum, ginger, chillies, saute well, till the onion are light brown.
add tomatoes, saute till dry. keep aside to cool.

To make the bun
take the dough, press it to remove the air, knead again,
then roll it to a big round on a floured surface.
spread the filling all around, leaving 1/2 cm of the edges.
grate the cheese all over it, minimum of 100 gm cheese will be needed.
on one half of rolled dough, apply water with a brush, start rolling from the opposite side tightly, making sure the sides are sealed well.
then cut it into equal part
take each part, dust some flour in your palms, then press it down to a circle, don't worry if the filling slightly is seen. repeat the process with all the pieces.
keep it in the closed oven for 15 minutes to prove ( don't switch on the oven at this stage)
once it is proved, then at 180 deg. C, bake it for 15-20 minutes, till it is golden brown all over.
this will make a good breakfast, or can be served with high tea.

ps- for filling, you may substitute, mushroom instead of capsicum, add carrots finely chopped, or along with capsicum, those who are fond of potatoes, can add it, after boiling, peeling & chopping potatoes into small pieces. Or those who are fond of spinach, can have with onion, spinach, cottage cheese, chilli flakes can also be used instead of chillies. So, just let your imagination run wild & experiment, you're bound to relish it.




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whole wheat buns

Ingredients
Warm water 1/3 cup
Warm milk  1 cup
oil 1/3 cup
Brown sugar OR Honey  ¼ cup
Yeast  2 tbsp
Salt  1 tsp
Egg   1
Whole-wheat flour  3 ½ cups

Method
Combine water, milk, yeast, oil, sugar OR honey – mix well and let it rest for 15 minutes.
Beat the egg. Sieve the flour.
Add salt, egg and flour to the liquid mixture and mix well. Keep aside for 15 minutes.
Grease round-shaped moulds with unsalted butter.
Pour mixture into the moulds.
Bake at 400 to 425 degrees for approximately 8 to 10 minutes or until they turn light brown.
Exercise care to ensure they aren’t over baked or it will be too hard to eat.
Homemade whole-wheat buns are ready! Serve it however you like.

Apple-raisin bread/ bun !

Ingredients
1 apple, peeled, cored, cut into very fine pieces
 some raisins,
all spice ( nutmeg, cinnamon, clove pdr.)  1 tsp (or if you've all spice pdr. all the better)
dry yeast roughly 3/4 tsp
pinch of salt,
6 heaped tsp of sugar, 
1 heaped tbsp of butter
1 1/2 cups + self-raising flour
milk around 1/4 cup


Method

mix all dry ingredients, except apple & raisins.
warm milk & butter, add to dry ingredients mix well.
once you're able to knead it, this can be done with hand itself, add apple & raisins, if it is too sticky, add some more flour, to that you'ld be able to roll it easily.

If you're lazy like me, instead of making small buns by rolling them into nice rounds, by flattening the top slightly, well n good, just spread the dough into a nicely greased tray if you don't have bread baking pan, cover with a cling film, leave it aside in a warm place to rise double its size.

Pre-heat an oven at 180 deg. C, then bake the bread/ bun if you've shaped it for about 10-1 5 minutes, till the top is nice brown, when pierced in the middle , the knife should come out clean. If you like, you can glaze it by mixing butter 1 tsp  with 1 tsp of sugar while still hot to give it a shining look, or if calorie conscious like me ( bah) , then forget it, just cut & devour them while still warm.

While  baking make sure that your neighbours aren't around, as it has strong aroma, so that you may not get enough to eat for the yourself n your family ! My daughter-in-law loved it, almost finished half the tray ! while still warm with her cup of tea !

PEAS & MUSHROOM STUFFED BUNS

INGREDIENTS

buns  6
onion   1 big
green chillies   4
peas boiled   50 gm
buttom mushrooms   100 gm
oil   2 tbsp
chilli pdr   1 tsp
salt to taste
butter  1 tbsp
flour   1 tbsp
milk  1 cup
pepper pdr  1 /4 tsp
tomatoes puréed  4 big ones
ginger-garlic paste   1/2 tsp
corainder pdr  1/4 tsp
cumin pdr  1/4 tsp
cheese grated   6 tbsp

METHOD
remove a small slice from the top of each bun & scoop out the centre.
chop onion, green chillies & mushroom
heat oil in a pan & fry 1/2 the onion & 2 green chillies for 5 minutes
add mushrooms, peas, 1/2 tsp chilli pdr. & salt to taste, cook till dry.
heat butter in a heavy bottomed pan, add flour & fry lightly
add milk, pepper pdr. & salt to taste, stir continuously to form a smooth sauce.
heat the remaining oil in a pan & fry the remaining onions & green chillies.
add ginger-garlic paste, coriander pdr. & cumin pdr. fry for a minute.
add tomato puree, chilli pdr, salt. cook till the oil floats on top.
stir in the white sauce & cooked vegetables.
fill the mixture into the buns, sprinkle grated cheese on top
bake at 200 deg. C for 10 minutes or till cheese melts.