Are you tired of eating dry and boring chicken burgers? Let’s try this ‘Chicken Burger’ recipe, that is juicy, moist, cheesy and crispy. It’s the weekend so what’s better than trying this recipe at home!
Ingredients:
Chicken leg mince – 500gms
Ginger chopped – 1tbsp
Garlic chopped – 1tbsp
Salt – to taste
Chilli Flakes – 2tsp
Green chilli chopped – 1no
Cheese (processed) grated – ½ cup
Garam Masala – ½ tsp
Oil – 2tbsp
Mint leaves chopped – 2tbsp
Coriander chopped – handful
For Garlic Chilli Sauce
Mayonnaise – ½ cup
Cheese spread – ¼ cup
Garlic chopped – ½ tsp
Milk/water- 3tbsp
Chilli flakes – 1tbsp
Kasoori Methi Powder – a pinch
For Assembling
Burger buns – 4nos
Butter – 4tbsp
Mustard sauce – 2tbsp
Tomato slice – 4nos
Onion slice – 4nos
Cheese slice – 4no
Salad leaf – 4no
Gherkin Slice – 12no
French fries or potato wedges – handful
Steps:
Take the chicken mince a big mixing bowl and add in the chopped ginger and garlic, salt, chilli flakes, chopped green chilli, grated cheese, garam masala, oil, mint and coriander leaves. Mix this well.
To make the patties, portion out the mixture according to your choice of size, press to remove any air bubbles and roll into balls. Shape the balls into a patty,. Make sure the diameter of the patty is a little bigger than that of the buns as the patty will shrink during cooking.
To cook the patties, heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Heat the pan well before placing the patties on it. Flip the patty once it is half way cooked and develops a brown colour at the bottom. Cover with a lid and lower the heat. Cook until the patties are well cooked till the center. Remove from heat and keep aside to assemble.
FOR CHILLI GARLIC SAUCE
To make the garlic sauce, take the mayonnaise in a mixing bowl and add in the cheese spread, chopped garlic, milk or water, chilli flakes and kasoori methi. Mix well and reserve for assembly.
FOR ASSEMBLING THE BURGER
Start by cutting the burger buns from the center. Spread butter on each side of the cut. On a hot pan brown the buttered side of the buns by pressing slightly until the buttered side is crispy. To assemble but the bottom half of the bun and spread a little mustard. Next, put a salad leaf on top of it and then the chicken patty. Top it with sliced onions, tomatoes, gherkin, garlic chilli sauce and cheese slice.
Finish by topping up with some pepper and the top half of the bun. Serve with some extra garlic chilli sauce and a side of French fries or potato wedges.
(Recipe by Chef Kunal Kapur)
