The Misal Pav burger!

A fusion burger recipe inspired by the flavours of the Maharashtrian speciality misal-pav

The hot Summer, Exams, work, Summer camps  and a rather long recipe delayed this post. Did I mention the heat? It’s still hot but finally I am back with The Misal Pav Burger recipe. As I said in my earlier post, the idea for this burger kept hovering in my head for a long  time. I kept thinking of various combinations to make the patty, the sauce and the toppings. Finally when I baked the Kummelweck rolls, I decided to go ahead with whatever ingredients I had in my pantry. Moth beans or Matki are a staple in our house. Matki sprouts are usually found in my fridge, since everyone loves the Usal (curry) made with it.

The burger patty here, is made using sprouted Matki and potato+breadcrumbs as a binder. I have found a new shop in Nasik -Aarogyam, which sells Nagli/Whole wheat and sprouted wheat bread. So this time the Patty has Nagli breadcrumbs. You can use whole wheat or white breadcrumbs too. Mom made fresh Kanda Lasoon masala, so the patty was spiced with my Mom’s homemade fiery masala.

Raw mangoes are were in season and I made a shortcut Methamba (Mango Chutney). My brother got me a bottle of Roopak’s Aachari masala, along with other spices. I cooked the raw mangoes and spiced them with this ready made aachari masala. The masala is awesome by the way 🙂 You can replace the methamba with sweet lemon pickle if you like

The other element that I added to the burger was the fiery Masala Chutney. Masala Pav, is a favourite street food here- a bun or the laadi pav is served with a spicy onion-tomato masala chutney made using pav bhaji masala. I substituted the pav bhaji masala with the Kanda Lasoon masala. I was apprehensive when I put together all the elements of this Misal Pav burger , but it turned out so good that the son said it was ’the Best Burger ever’!

The Misal Pav burger

Print Recipe

A fusion burger recipe inspired by the flavours of the Maharashtrian speciality misal-pav

• Cuisinefusion

Servings

5-6 burgers

Servings 5-6 burgers

The Misal Pav burger Print Recipe A fusion burger recipe inspired by the flavours of the Maharashtrian speciality misal-pav Cuisinefusion Servings 5-6 burgers Servings 5-6 burgers

Ingredients

• 5 - 6 burger buns or Laadi pav
• ~ 2 - 3 tomatoes sliced
• 1 onion large sliced
• 1 cucumber sliced
• few sprigs coriander leaves

For the Patty:

• 1 cup beans sprouted moth/matki cooked in salted water (just cooked, not mushy)
• 1 potato cooked,peeled and mashed
• 1/3 cup bread crumbs or as required
• 2 - 3 tbsps coriander leaves chopped
• 1 onion small chopped
• 3 - 4 pods garlic minced
• 2 tbsp peanuts crushed roasted
• 1 tsp green chilly paste or red chilli powder to taste
• 1 - 2 tsp Kanda Lasoon masala
• salt to taste
• oil as required for shallow frying

For the Mango Chutney

• 1 mango raw cubed
• 3 tbsp jaggery grated or more to taste
• 1 - 2 tsp masala aachari
• to taste salt

For the Onion-Tomato chutney

• 1 onion chopped
• 1 tomato chopped
• 2 - 3 cloves garlic sliced
• 2 tsp masala Kanda lasoon
• 1/2 - 1 tsp red chilli powder
• to taste salt

Servings: burgers

Instructions

For the Patty

1. Mix all the ingredients for the patty except the oil.
2. Make ~ 5-6 balls of the mixture and flatten into a patty
3. Shallow fry in hot oil in a nonstick pan till browned on both sides. Take out using a slotted spoon and place on paper napkin

For the Mango chutney:

1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Add the chopped mangoes, jaggery and salt. Cook for 5 minutes or till the mangoes are just cooked.
3. Add the Achari masala and cook for 1-2 more minutes.
4. Take off the heat and cool.

For the spicy chutney

1. Heat oil in a small pan.
2. Add the garlic and onion and sautxe9 for 1-2 minutes
3. Add the tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes more
4. Season with salt and spices

To assemble the burger:

1. Cut the burger buns in half.
2. Add 1-2 tsps of the spicy chutney.
3. Place slices of tomato, Cucumber,onion and coriander leaves
4. Place the patty on the salad.
5. Top with the tangy Mango chutney and then top with the other half of the bun
6. Serve immediately

Recipe Notes