Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Cafe Salivation at 176 Race Course Rd - Chickpeas & Brown Rice Burger

This is the Signature Chickpeas & Brown Rice Burger served here at Cafe Salivation located at 176 Race Course Road. 

This is a vegetarian burger with patty made using Chickpea & brown rice served on a homemade sesame burger bun together with lettuce, tomatoes, fresh cut onion rings, straight cut fries. 
Core Ingredients - Chickpeas & brown rice patty (made using chickpeas, brown rice, lemon, parsley, coriander, spring onions, lime, salt & pepper). The patty is served on homemade sesame bun, lettuce & tomato slices, with straight cut french fries & garden salad. 
How it is prepared
To make the patty - Chef uses chickpeas, brown rice, lemon, parsley, coriander, spring onions, lime, salt & pepper. 
The chickpeas & brown rice are parboiled till 90%,  then coarsely blended with lemon, parsley, coriander, spring onions, lime, salt & pepper to make into a patty using white flour. 
The patty is dipped in batter & coated with bread crumbs, deep fried till golden brown for about 3-4 minutes at high heat, & served on homemade burger bun. The bun is made in house. 
Tasting Notes - This is a savory dish, the chickpeas & brown rice patty is very moist & chewy. 
Contents are still moist as the batter & bread crumbs actually seals in the moisture & flavors. 
The herbs used : parsley & coriander adds to give a rich aroma to the patty. 
The homemade sesame bun is soft & easy to bite, a lot of air pockets. 
The fresh onion rings & garden salad  gives an added crispy bite to this dish. 





About Cafe Salivation 
Prasad Raja, 62, Director at Homely Raj Pte Ltd which manages the Raj & Jade groups of restaurants here in Singapore, and second Generation in the business started by his dad the elderly Mr Raja, is a pure vegetarian. 

It helps that Mrs Raja (Karen), 59, who is of British & Indian descent is a self taught chef at home, and improvises with the various ingredients she could find to come up with great tasting vegetarian cuisine with Mexican, Italian, American influences she serves her husband at home. 

With experiment comes experience, and with experience comes confidence, leading to a business idea to using these self taught recipes she has invented to start truly pure vegetarian cafe serving cuisines with Mexican, Italian, American influences. 

This marks the birth of Cafe Salivation back in 2008, which started its operations at Syed Alwi Road where Mrs Raja, Karen manages the kitchen. It was a good 3 years at Syed Alwi Road before rising rental caused the Rajas to move Cafe Salivation to 176 Race Course Road right next to Farrer Park MRT in the North East Line where the rental was more reasonable.

It was this passion to make vegetarian cuisine hip and trendy among the foodies in this little isle of Singapore that keep Karen Raja 3 years & going on strong in her campaign to encourage vegetarian diet. 
Over here at Cafe Salivation - Karen Raja & her management holds the Philosophy that vegetarian food need not be bland, but can be tasty & healthy. The kitchen uses sunflower oil in the cooking process, & do not administer MSG in any dishes at all. The ingredients used in the recipes for the various dishes at Cafe Salivation serves to tantalise the tastebuds of the customers without compromising their waistlines. 
The menu is a smorgasboard of vegetarian delights which includes categories - Pasta, Pizza, Sandwiches, Mexican, Baked dishes, Rice dishes, Eggless Cakes, Desserts & more. 

Cafe Salivation serves a wide selection of beverages - Colombian Coffee, Flavored Teas, Milkshakes, Smoothies, Freshly Squeezed Juices.

Cafe Salivation is located at :
176 Race Course Road, S(218607)
Tel : 62981412
Email: enquiries@cafesalivation.com
www.cafesalivation.com
www.facebook.com/cafesalivation
Opening Hours : 
Mon to Fri 10 am - 10.30 pm
Sat - Sun    10 am - 11 pm

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