Zucchini Oats Patties - Vegan

Zucchini makes a wonderful ingredient for Patties and fritters. Now the key for me was to make it Vegan and Healthy. Most of the times, you will see egg being used as a binder. I did not obvoiusly want to use egg, but neither did I have any flax to substitute. But the moisture from the zucchini is more than enough binder for this patty.

Vegan Black Beans, Sweet Potato and Oats Burger - Super Healthy Recipe

Burger has a very bad reputation. Whenever someone thinks of Burger, the thing that comes to most of our minds is the fast food restaurant. That does not make a healthy burger, does it. But it does not have to be like that. Burger could be a super healthy meal if you take the effort to do it. This burger is loaded with Veggies, beans and oats. The flavour and texture of this burger is just amazing.

Kidney Bean and Oats Burger - Vegan Burger

Once we were discussing about food that you could eat over and over. Each of us were talking about something that we love. For me it was a Kerala Meal. For some one it was a dosa. When it was my husband's turn, he said Burger without blinking an eye. Everyone was surprised. Every Vegetarian Indian who lives in the Western World eats his share of Veggie Burger out of necessity. I have never seen a person eating it out of love. (Eating Veggie Burger in India is a different story, even I love that). So this burger is for the burger lover in our house. You will see a few more burger recipes in the coming months from me!



Groovy Gourmets decided to make Burger with a difference (not a potato patti) and I decided to make these. They are loaded with protein and fibre. So Burger does not have to be junk food, it can be power packed healthy food. Kids will love this too!

Recipe from here

Ingredients

Onion 1 finely chopped
Garlic 4 pods finely chopped
Carrots 1 pealed and finely grated
Cumin Powder 1 tsp
Chilli Powder 1/2 tsp

Tomato Paste 1 tbsp
Soy Sauce 2 tbsp
Dijon Mustard 2 tbsp
Kidney Beans 1 can drained (or Soaked and cooked kidney beans 1 cup)
Oats 1.5 cups

Oil for cooking

Method of Preparation

1. Heat a little oil in a pan. Add the onions and garlic. Saute till they are browned slightly.

2. Add grated carrots, cumin powder and chilli powder. Saute for a couple of minutes.

3. Transfer to a bowl. Add the tomato paste, soy sauce and dijon mustard.

4. Gently mash the beans and add to the bowl.

5. Finally add the oats and mix well. Season with salt if needed. I did not add any extra salt.

6. Shape into 8 patties.

7. In a pan add a little oil and cook the pattie on both sides.

To serve

Burger bun - sliced and toasted
Lettuce
Onions sliced
Tomato sliced
Tomato sauce 1 tsp
Dijon Mustard 1 tsp
Cheese 1 slice

Assemble the burger pattie with the above ingredients and serve with some crisps or fries