Spicy Chicken Burgers

4.10 (25)
⏱ 10 mins 🍽 Serves 4 🌶 indian 🏷 Main course

These burgers offer an Indian twist on a classic, using minced chicken seasoned with toasted cumin, ginger, garlic, and garam masala. Blended mushrooms help keep the patties moist. After a brief chill, they cook quickly under a grill or in a pan, making a speedy and satisfying meal. This recipe yields four generous servings.

Spicy Chicken Burgers

Ingredients

  • 1 heaped teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 100g mushrooms
  • 500g minced chicken
  • 1 onion, grated
  • 2 teaspoons grated ginger
  • 2 tsp crushed garlic
  • 1–2 green chillies, deseeded if you like, finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
  • Finely grated zest of 1 lime
  • 2 teaspoons garam masala
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Vegetable oil

Method

  1. Toast the cumin seeds in a dry frying pan until aromatic and slightly darkened. Transfer to a mortar and grind them into a fine powder.
  2. Process the mushrooms in a food processor until finely chopped. Place all the remaining ingredients, except the vegetable oil, into a large bowl.
  3. Mix everything together thoroughly with your hands until well combined. Cover the bowl and place it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  4. Remove the mixture and separate it into eight equal portions. Shape each portion into a round burger patty.
  5. To cook, you can shallow-fry the patties in a frying pan or on a griddle. Alternatively, for a lighter option, brush them lightly with oil and grill them on a rack under a hot grill.
  6. Turn the burgers over halfway through the cooking process. They should need only three minutes on each side.
  7. Ensure the burgers are cooked all the way through by cutting one open. The centre should be completely white with no pink colour remaining.

Nutrition (per serving)

Nutrition data not available.

Recipe details

CategoryMain course
Cuisineindian
AuthorFood Network UK