As a Mom, I’m sure you’re always looking for new ways to sneak in nutrition into your kid’s food. It’s a daily struggle making sure that their food is healthy as well as tasty! Burgers are considered a meal in many parts of the world but here, in India most mommies would consider it “fast food” or “junk food”. But with today’s Beetroot Burger Recipe, you’ll have to agree that burgers can be healthy too!

If you want something that is nutritious and appeals to their taste buds as well – this is just the recipe to try out! I hope your kids enjoy it as much as my family does!

Beetroot Burger Recipe

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For the Beetroot Patties:

• 7 to 8 medium sized potatoes
• 2 medium sized beetroots
• 1 Tablespoon Chat Masala
• 2 Tablespoons cumin powder (jeera powder)
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• Chopped fresh coriander
• Rock salt or black salt (to taste)
• One cup Rava or Suji
• Oil or butter for shallow frying

To Assemble the Burger:

• 6 to 8 burger buns
• 1 medium tomato sliced into circles
• 6-8 lettuce or blanched cabbage leaves
• 1 medium onion sliced into circles
• Butter for toasting the bun
• Mayonnaise (Optional)
• Cheese slices (optional)
• Coriander chutney (optional)
• Tomato sauce (optional)

Instructions:

1. In a steel pressure cooker, boil the potatoes and beetroots on a low flame for 2 whistles.

2. Once the cooker cools down, remove the vegetables and let them cool down.

3. Peel the vegetables. Mash the potatoes and grate the beetroot.

4. Mix in the salt, cumin, chat masala, coriander leaves and lemon juice.

5. Pinch out a little of the mixture and shape into a medium sized cutlet. If the mixture is too sticky, add some bread crumbs to firm it up! Use up all the mixture.

6. Roll each patty lightly in suji to coat both sides. Shallow fry till crispy.

Assembly:

 7. To assemble, slice each bun horizontally in the middle.

8. Apply butter on all sides and toast lightly on tawa.

9. Apply mayonnaise, sauce, chutney on one side of the bun.

10. Place the beetroot cutlet on it. Top with tomato, onion, and lettuce – if using.

11. Cover with the other bun and serve warm.

Another good thing about this burger is that if you have non veg lovers in the house, they will love this burger as much as a meat one! The beetroot gives a unique texture and color that is sometimes missing in veggie burgers. Add more veggies like tomatoes, onions and lettuce when assembling the burger, and opt for multigrain or whole wheat buns. There are so many ways you can turn this into a super-nutritious burger!

Author

Anjana Bhartia is a blogger at MommyRepublic.in. Married into the armed forces she enjoys moving all over India with her bags, books and dog in tow! A foodie at heart, she is also a bookworm and a social media enthusiast. She tweets at https://twitter.com/anjanabhartia