Sig's Puy lentil and Porcini mushroom burger.

Name: Sig's Puy lentil and Porcini mushroom burger.
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 20 ml olive oil,plus extra for brushing; 1 small onion,finely chopped; 2 clove garlic,crushed; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1/2 tsp ground turmeric; 125 grams finely chopped porcini mushrooms( or other mushroom); 1 medium cooked or canned carrot , finely diced; 1/2 tbsp Very finely chopped green herb of choice like (parsley , coriander , basil, mint or so ); 400 grams can of puy lentils,drained and rinsed; 1 pinch salt and peppet to taste; 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander; 3 tbsp wholemeal flour,for forming burgers; 1 cup cooked brown rice( optional); 1 egg,whisked; 1 fresh slice of bread, processed into breadcrumbs; 5 tbsp plain flour

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

I really enjoy these, rich flavours :ohyeaah

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

I really enjoy these, rich flavours :ohyeaah

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Ingredients

4 servings

20 mlolive oil,plus extra for brushing
1 smallonion,finely chopped
2 clovegarlic,crushed
1 tspground cumin
1 tspground coriander
1/2 tspground turmeric
125 gramsfinely chopped porcini mushrooms( or other mushroom)
1 mediumcooked or canned carrot , finely diced
1/2 tbspVery finely chopped green herb of choice like (parsley , coriander , basil, mint or so )
400 gramscan of puy lentils,drained and rinsed
1 pinchsalt and peppet to taste
2 tbspchopped fresh coriander
3 tbspwholemeal flour,for forming burgers
1 cupcooked brown rice( optional)
crust
1egg,whisked
1fresh slice of bread, processed into breadcrumbs
5 tbspplain flour

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Steps

1

heat the oil and add onion and garlic heat over low heat and a leftover or cooked or canned medium carrot , until onions soft,about 4 minutes.Add the cumin,ground coriander and turmeric and cook for one minute.Add mushrooms stirring until soft and dry.Remove pan.
2

tip the lentil into bowl and puree to your liking,stir in mushroom mix,add fresh coriander and season with salt and pepper.Mix well.With flourred hands, form into flat burger shapes,if mixture is to sticky mix with a little flour.Preheat grill.Brush the burgers with oil and grill them for about 8-10minutes turning once until golden brown,or you can cook them on bbq using a wire rack to make turning easy. Serve with natural greek yogurt or sour cream
3

if you find the lentil / mushroom mix is to loose use blender,add a cup of boiled brown rice to make a more mashy mixture
4

if you want to make a crust, roll shaped burger first in flour ,next into whisked egg and last into homemade breadcrumbs