Spicy Mexican Bean Burgers recipe by Ruhana Ebrahim

Ingredients

• 2 tins cannellini beans
• 1 teaspoon Jeeru (Cumin) (cumin) seeds
• 1 large onion (diced)
• 1 red pepper (diced)
• 2 teaspoons crushed garlic
• 1 jalapeno (finely chopped) or 1 teaspoon ground green chillies
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 ½ teaspoon dhana Jeeru (Cumin) powder
• ½ teaspoon white pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3-4 slices fresh bread (crumbed)
• Oil (as needed),
• Fresh salsa (tomato, coriander, onion- chopped)
• Avocado (sliced)
• 250ml plain Yoghurt
• 2 tablespoons coriander (chopped)
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1. Drain and wash beans. Mash the beans.
• 2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a frying pan and cook onion, Jeeru (Cumin) and pepper until soft. Stir in the garlic and chillies and cook for another minute.
• 3. Stir the onion mixture into beans, add lime juice, coriander, spices, and breadcrumbs and mix by hand.
• 4. With greased hands, form into patties, and chill for half an hour in fridge.
• 5. Dip the patties in mielie meal to coat, then lightly fry in oil over a medium heat until golden on both sides.
• 6. Serve in buns with salsa, avocado and yoghurt sauce.