Vegetarian Hot dogs

A hot dog is usually prepared from meat and garnished with mustard ketchup, capsicum, cheese and/or onions. It is served similarly as sandwich. My kid saw hot dogs in some advertisement and was keep on asking for hot dogs. I  prepared vegetarian version of hot dog from scratch. I have used vegetables -carrots, potatoes and paneer. It came out very well. My kid loved it a lot. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing vegetarian hot dogs recipe.






Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Yields: 4 Hot dogs

Ingredients:
Table 1: To Grind

Ginger chopped	1 tbsp
Garlic chopped	1 tbsp
Green chillies	2
Fennel seeds	2 tsp
Mint Leaves(optional)	10 Leaves

Table 2:

Oil	2 tsp
Onions finely chopped	1/4 Cup
Carrots shredded	1/4 Cup
Panner shredded	1/3 Cup
Mashed and boiled potatoes	1.5 Cup
Turmeric powder	1/4 tsp
Coriander powder	1.5 tsp
Chilli powder	1.5 tsp
Salt	As needed
Coriander Leaves chopped	2 stalks

Table 3: Assembling hot dog

Oil	8 tsp
Hot dog buns	4
Mustard Ketchup	For Garnishing
Tomato Ketchup	For Garnishing

Instructions:

• Grind all the ingredients mentioned in table 1 to fine paste by adding enough water in a blender / mixie.

• Mix potatoes, paneer, turmeric powder, coriander powder, chilli powder, salt and coriander leaves in a bowl and keep it ready.

• Heat Oil in a pan from table 2. Add onions and fry till they turn translucent. Add shredded carrot and fry till the carrots are cooked. Add the grind-ed paste from table 1 and fry till raw smell goes off.

• Add the potato mixture and fry for 2 to 3 mins in medium flame. Switch off the stove. Allow the vegetable mixture to cool.

• Preheat oven to 350 F. shape the vegetable mixture in the form of hot dogs. Wrap it in aluminum foil as shown in picture below.

• Bake it in oven for 15 mins. Remove the hot dogs from oven.  Now the hot dogs have bonded well. Heat a non-stick pan. Add oil and fry the hot dogs by flipping on all the sides till the colour changes to dark brown.

• Take a hot dog bun. Place the prepared hot dog in middle and garnish with mustard ketchup and tomato ketchup.

Tips:

• Adjust red chilli powder and green chillies to your taste.
• Instead of grinding ingredients in table 1, use 2 tsp ginger garlic paste, 1 tsp masala powder.
• Beginners can skip carrots and paneer. Try only with potatoes. 
• To get a crispy outer layer, coat the hot dogs with bread crumbs before baking in oven.
• One can use idli pan instead of oven.