Healthy Bhaji Burgers with California Prune Mango Chutney

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INGREDIENTS

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  • 100g California Prunes
  • 1 tsp Miso
  • 4 tbsp Dark soy sauce
  • 4 tbsp Hoi sin sauce
  • 2 tbsp vinegar
  • 4 burger buns
  • 2 onions sliced
  • 1 Red onion sliced
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp fresh ginger
  • 1 tbsp onion flakes
  • 2 Garlic cloves chopped finely
  • 1/2 sweet potato grated
  • 1/4 of a butternut squash
  • 250g halloumi grated
  • 2 carrots grated
  • 4 tbsp gram flour
  • 3 tbsp water
  • Salt, pepper and chilli flakes for seasoning only

DIRECTIONS

  1. First of all, to make the sauce, place the California Prunes, miso, vinegar. soy and hoi sin into a saucepan on a low heat.
  2. Add 100ml of water and stir together until it reaches a boil.
  3. Continue to cook for 2 minutes, then remove from the heat and carefully blend until smooth.
  4. Taste the sauce and season with salt, pepper and chilli flakes if you feel it needs it.
  5. To make the burgers, simply place the sliced onions into a bowl, and make sure they are as thin as possible.
  6. Add the salt and squeeze the onions with one hand to help the salt penetrate the onions and soften them.
  7. Add all the spices and chopped garlic.
  8. Grated the sweet potato, squash, carrot and halloumi cheese, add to the bowl and mix
  9. Scatter in the flour and pour over the water.
  10. Divide the mixture into 4 portions (you can make smaller ones if you prefer)
  11. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of oil into a large non-stick frying pan over medium-low heat, then place the burgers into the pan, flattening them out into rough rounds, approximately the same size as your buns.
  12. Cook for about 6-7 minutes on each side, then when golden and crisp serve in the burger buns with the California Prune BBQ sauce.

AUTHOR

Peter Sidwell

Peter Sidwell

California Prune Board Ambassador Peter Sidwell, is a chef, baker, TV presenter, author, and innovator of all things food related. Peter has been a chef all his working life and over the years has developed a simple, fresh and innovative way of cooking which focuses on the importance of fine ingredients and technical know-how to ensure the best results. Peter has travelled the world cooking, talking and demonstrating his approach and explaining how and why it works so well for all manner of food offerings. Peter works both with chefs, consumers, food producers and retailers to innovate, create process or refine procurement.Working from his new innovation centre in England's beautiful Lake District, Peter and his team create exciting, attractive and mouth-watering new recipes with digital content, showcasing the delicious flavour and versatility of California Prunes.