Soy Burger

I am someone who gets circumstantially lazy! I discovered I loved cooking, but then as pointed out by a friend, then I should love doing it all time right? The thing is I dont! I hate cooking when its only for me! All of a sudden, the concept of going to Kitchen to fix something for me seems so mundane and tiresome! Thats when I go for quick fixes, where I dont have to do lots of chopping,stirring blah blah!



Sandwiches always come to my rescues ( If you said Upma and Kitchidi,stop right there, pls dont mention it! I had them enough to last a lifetime! )Yesterday it was the same story altogether and I thought of fixing up something easy and fast - not too heavy and not too light. And thats where Soy Burger comes in. There are many variations for making it,but I went for something basic and simple.

Ingredients

• 1 cup soy chunks
  
  
• 1 medium potato,boiled
  
  
• 2 slices bread
  
  
• 1 tbsp Soy Flour
  
  
• 1 cup chopped spinach
  
  
• 1/4 cup cilantro,chopped
  
  
• 1/2 cup of Italian style Bread crumbs (optional, I luv the herbs in there)
  
  
• 2 tbsp Szechuan Spicy Stir Fry sauce (( or green chillies as per taste)
  
  
• 1 tbsp garam masala
  
  
• salt to taste
  
  
• 2-3 Ciabatta Rolls
  
  
• 2-3 slices of Provolone Cheese
  

Method

1.Soak the soy chunks in warm water for 10min or until soft.



2.Mash potatoes and mix rest of the ingredients in there.Grind the soy chunks and add it to the mixture. Mix well. If dry, add couple spoons of water, or if too watery add soy flour. The consistency should allow us to make Patties.



3.Grease a non stick with PAM spray and little Olive oil. Or you can use more Oil for shallow fry/deep fry. Place 2-4 Patties at a time and turn when browned.



4.Preheat Oven 400F. Take a Ciabbata roll, cut into it halfway leaving the edge fixed. Place one provolone slice,place the soy patty above it. Place the rolls in the oven for 5 minutes when the cheese slowly starts to melt. Take it out immedientely and top it off with some Ketchup. I like it when the cheese just starts to get gooey. Its optional. It can be had cold without placing it the oven or heated a bit more so that the cheese can melt completely. You can add Salad green too, if you have them.



5.Thats it! Go take that remote, take your Burger, pull your feet up and munch on with that sip of homemade lemonade! Wasnt that good for you :-) I know that it was for me :)

This is my entry for WBB Soy hosted by Rajitha and to Mansi's Game Night Party