Mexican Burger

Mexican burger.. A wholesome meal.. This is one dish which i make very often and my family loves it... It gives a break from the regular burgers that we eat..

Mexican patty is made with a base of kidney beans, which offers a lot of health benefits..  Mexican salsa is made with the greens of spring onion which again lends it a very unique and different taste..Im sure, you must have not tried this kind of salsa before.. All in all, its a must try recipe..

Mexican Burger

Ingredients:

For the patty

1 cup boiled lightly mashed kidney bean ie rajma

1/2 cup boiled and mashed potatoes

1/2 cup bread crumbs

1 onion chopped

1 small capsicum chopped

1 tomato chopped

2tbsp tomato sauce

1/2 tsp vinegar

4-5 cloves garlic crushed

2tbsp oil

Salt

1tsp red chilli flakes

For the salsa

1/2 cup spring onions chopped, bulb and leaves together

1 medium tomato chopped

1/2 cup colored bellpeppers chopped

2-3tbsp tomato sauce

2-3 tsp red chilli sauce / paste

Salt

Other ingredients

4 burger buns

4 cheese slices

Red chilli sauce / paste

Method: For the salsa: Mix all the ingredients and keep it aside for 1/2 hr allowing the flavors to blend..

For the patty: Heat oil in a pan. Saute onions till pink. Add garlic and saute again. Add capsicum and saute again. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, vinegar, red chilli flakes and salt. Mix well and cook the mixture till most of the moisture is dried up. Let it cool. In another bowl take kidney beans, potatoes and bread crumbs.. Add the pan mixture to this and mix well. Adjust seasoning accordingly. Make patties and shallow fry in a pan..  Incase the patty dough is too loose add in more bread crumbs..

Assembling: Slice the burger bun in 2 halves.. Apply little butter and toast in a pan till crisp. On the bottom side apply red chilli sauce (can omit too), put a tbsp of salsa, top it with mexican patty and cheese slice. Cover it with the other slice and serve..