Pav Bhaji Burgers

It seems like lately we are trying out a different type of burger each Friday. It's so much fun. I found this recipe for pav bhaji burgers and could not wait to try it out. I love pav bhaji as it is, so I figured it can't be too bad. Here is how we made it ...

2 potatoes, boiled
1 onion, chopped
Handful of peas
1/2 carrot, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
5-6 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tbsp pav bhaji masala
1/2 tsp red chili powder (1 tsp if you can handle it)
1/2 lemon, juiced
Salt per taste
2 tbsp chopped cilantro
3 bread slices, toasted and then ground into breadcrumbs
4 hamburger buns
Butter
3 more cloves of garlic, crushed (optional)
1 tomato, sliced

1. Boil the potatoes. When they cool down, peel and mash them.
2. Boil the other veggies in pot of water until soft. Mix the boiled veggies into the mashed potatoes. Mix together.
3. Add to bowl pav bhaji masala, red chili powder, salt, lemon juice, and crushed garlic.
4. Toast the bread slices, break into pieces, and then blend them in food processer until they make breadcrumbs.
5. Add the breadcrumbs to the bowl and mix everything together.
6. Refrigerate the pav bhani mixture for atleast 30 minutes to an hour.
7. Divide the mixture into equal portions. Form patties and then grill or shallow fry until brown on both sides.
8. Mix the butter and crushed garlic together and heat for few seconds in microwave to loosen and melt. Spread the garlic butter in both sides of buns. Then bake the buns lightly on both sides.
9. Assemble your burgers: Layer the bottom bun with sliced tomatoes and onion. Lay the patty down with a bit of ketchup and mustard. Top with second bun and enjoy!

The burgers tasted absolutely delicious. We took pictures but the pictures just do not do the burger justice. We gave it a four because I will need to make the burger patties thinner next time. Other than that, it was a great idea, and I am glad to have tried it out.