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Whole Wheat Vegetable Burger

Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024


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The cutlets in this Whole Wheat Vegetable Burger are cooked on a non-stick tava with minimal oil, and mayonnaise is replaced with low-cal Thousand Island dressing, to give you the same pleasurable experience in a guilt-free package.
Serve with Low Fat Fries and a Low Cal Beverage .
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Preparation Time
15 Mins
Cooking Time
15 Mins
Total Time
30 Mins
Makes
6 burgers
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
6 burger buns or
1 1/2 tsp low fat butter for brushing
For The Cutlets
1/2 cup broken wheat (dalia)
3/4 cup grated carrot
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
3/4 cup finely chopped mushrooms (khumbh)
1/4 cup grated low fat paneer (cottage cheese)
1 tbsp red chilli sauce
2 tbsp bread crumbs
2 tbsp whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
salt and to taste
1 1/2 tsp oil for greasing and cooking
Other Ingredients
whole wheat (gehun) pizza bases
6 lettuce
salt and for sprinkling
For Low Calorie Thousand Island Dressing
1 cup hung low fat curds (chakka dahi)
45659 tbsp. tomato ketchup
1 tsp red chilli sauce
1/4 tsp mustard (rai / sarson) powder
2 tbsp finely chopped onion
2 tbsp finely chopped capsicum
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
salt to taste
2 tbsp low fat milk , 99.7% fat-free
Method
- Combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl and mix well.
- Refrigerate for atleast 1 hour.
- Clean and wash the broken wheat thoroughly. Soak it in 1 cup of hot water for 15 minutes, drain well and keep aside.
- Combine all the ingredients, including the broken wheat in a deep bowl and mix well while mashing lightly.
- Divide the mixture into 6 equal portions and roll each portion into 75 mm. (3”) diameter cutlet.
- Heat a non-stick tava and grease it with 1 tsp of oil, cook the cutlet using the remaining ½ tsp of oil on a medium flame till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides. Keep aside.
- Cut each burger bun horizontally into two. Apply ¼ tsp of butter on the insides of each half of the burger bun and toast them lightly on a tava (griddle).
- Apply 1 tbsp of the low calorie thousand island dressing evenly on the buttered side of all the bun halves.
- Place a lower halve of the burger bun on a clean, dry surface with the buttered-dressing side facing upwards.
- Place 1 lettuce, a cutlet, 3 cucumber slices, 3 tomato slices, 1 onion slice and sprinkle a little salt and pepper evenly over it.
- Cover it with the upper halve of the bun with the buttered-dressing side facing downwards and press it lightly.
- Repeat steps 3 to 5 to make 5 more burgers.
- Serve immediately.
Whole Wheat Vegetable Burger recipe with step by step photos
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Energy | 307 cal |
Protein | 9.6 g |
Carbohydrates | 53.1 g |
Fiber | 2.6 g |
Fat | 6.3 g |
Cholesterol | 1.7 mg |
Sodium | 106.2 mg |
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n_katira
March 13, 2025, midnight
Wow! No potatoes in cutlet and no mayo also used...Really fits well in a health menu.

Nandini
March 13, 2025, midnight
Is the broken wheat to be used as it is without cooking or boiling ?

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Nandini, We have to boil it as mentioned in the recipe...