Veggie Hot Dog

Veggie patty made of Greengram dhal mashed with Indian herbs and spices.

Ingredients - Serves 4

• Green gram dhal - 1 cup
• Chopped onions - 1 cup
• Chopped garlic - 1 tsp
• Chopped carrots - 1/2 cup
• Cumin powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Bread crumbs - 1/2 cup
• Grated cheese - 1/4 cup
• Tomato ketchup - 2 tbsp
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Method

• Soak the dhal for 8 to 10 hours and pressure cook for 3 whistles
• Heat the pan with 1 tsp of oil and saute onion, garlic and carrot
• Add all dry spices and required salt
• Let onion and carrot cook well with the dry spices
• Mash the cooked dhal with a potato masher or ladle and add required salt (drain the water completely from the cooked dhal before mashing)

• Add the sauted onion, carrots in the dhal and mix well

• Make small portions of the dough into hot dog shaped patties and roll it in bread crumbs

• Heat the tawa and shallow fry the patties by adding oil

• Place the patties in the hot dog buns and sprinkle cheese generously

Tips - If mashed green gram dough turns little watery add corn flour or rice flour to a right holding consistency

Nutritional Information

• Green gram dhal is rich in protein, folate, fibre, vitamin B1 and is easy to digest
• Per hot dog = 260 calories approximately