Kaala Channa Patty Burger (Black Chick Pea Burger)

You can not call this burger a junk food:) Black chick pea patty with some oats makes it proteinaceous.



Ingredients:

Kala Channa (Black Chickpea) - 1 cup, boiled.
Quick cook oat meal, roasted and ground - 2 tbsp
Bread slice - 1
Grated carrots - 1/2 cup
Chopped onion - 1/2 cup
Mint leaves - 1/2 cup
Chopped cilantro leaves - 1/2 cup
Cooking oil - as needed.
Burger buns

Spices:
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Taco seasoning - 1-2 tsp (mine is spicy, adjust according to your taste)
Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
Corriander powder - 1 tsp


Method:

1. Soak channa overnight and pressure cook. Coarsely grind channa in a grinder and keep it aside.
2. Roast oats and grind in a grinder.
3. Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and let it splutter. Add chopped onion and gated carrots and saute til they are tender. Now add all the spices, ground channa and ground oat meal. 
4. Cook the mixture for 2-3 minutes and turn off the heat.
5. Now add chopped cilantro and mint leaves. 
6. Soak one slice of bread. Squeeze excess water and mix it with above mixture.
7. Make small round shaped patties and shallow fry on a flat griddle with oil.
8. Serve with burger buns.