Indian Style Tikka Burger

 Hello people of the earth!

Monsoons are finally here. And in this amazing weather, would you rather stay in the kitchen and cook tedious meals or sit by the window with a cup of tea with your favorite snack doing nothing?

The latter for me, sure.

And for such gloomy days, we all need easy to make, pick me up food. And what could be better than combining two classic comfort foods...the classic Indian paneer/chicken tikka and an American burger. And make it healthier.

Healthier, why? No mayo. No cheese. Just a simple yogurt sauce and mint chutney to compliment and cut the richness of the meat/paneer.

If you have the meat marinated, it takes only half an hour to make the burger. I highly recommend marinating (especially the chicken) a day before. The more time given to marinade to penetrate inside, the better.  I like to keep marinated chicken in the freezer. Makes life easier.

 

INGREDIENTS AND METHOD

1. Marinade

INGREDIENTS

• 200 grams boneless chicken
• 100 grams paneer(cottage cheese)

Make your own tandoori masala, here.

 METHOD

Add the curd, ginger garlic paste and lemon juice and mix thoroughly.

Add in the spices and mix.

Coat the paneer and chicken pieces and keep in the refrigerator overnight.

2. Yogurt Sauce

INGREDIENTS

• 3/4 cup chopped carrot.

METHOD

Mix everything together.

4.

Cook the paneer and chicken on a medium heat until cooked. Turn in between to ensure even cooking.

5. Assembling the Burger

Condiments:

• Toasted Buns
• Cooked chicken and paneer
• Finely chopped Cabbage/ Lettuce
• Sliced Tomatoes
• Thinly sliced Onions
• Prepared Yogurt Sauce
• Mint Chutney (Find recipe, here)



Place the cabbage and tomato slices on the toasted bun.

Following the veggies, add the chicken/paneer.

Top with the sauces.

Finally, add the thinly sliced onions.

Top with the bun.

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