Tandoori Style Chicken Burgers Recipe

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Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 1 1/2 pounds (4 to 5) boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into rough chunks 4 scallions, thinly sliced 3 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger (from a peeled 2-inch piece) 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 1 lemon) 1 tablespoon paprika 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper Coarse salt and ground pepper Vegetable oil, for grates 4 (6-inch) whole-wheat pitas 1 cucumber (8 ounces), halved lengthwise and thinly sliced on the diagonal 1/2 cup fresh cilantro sprigs Cumin Yogurt Sauce Watermelon slices (optional)

Cook’s Notes To keep burgers juicy, resist the urge to press patties down during grilling.

Gallery Tandoori-Style Chicken Burgers

Recipe Summary prep: 40 mins total: 40 mins Servings: 4

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Tandoori-Style Chicken Burgers     

Tandoori-Style Chicken Burgers

Tandoori-Style Chicken Burgers

Recipe Summary prep: 40 mins total: 40 mins Servings: 4

Recipe Summary

prep: 40 mins total: 40 mins

Servings: 4

prep: 40 mins

total: 40 mins

prep:

40 mins

total:

Servings: 4

4

Ingredients

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds (4 to 5) boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into rough chunks 4 scallions, thinly sliced 3 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger (from a peeled 2-inch piece) 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 1 lemon) 1 tablespoon paprika 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper Coarse salt and ground pepper Vegetable oil, for grates 4 (6-inch) whole-wheat pitas 1 cucumber (8 ounces), halved lengthwise and thinly sliced on the diagonal 1/2 cup fresh cilantro sprigs Cumin Yogurt Sauce Watermelon slices (optional)

Directions

Heat grill to medium-high. In a medium bowl, place chicken, scallions, ginger, lemon juice, paprika, cumin, cardamom, cayenne, 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; toss to combine. Set aside to marinate, at least 10 and up to 30 minutes.

Transfer chicken mixture to a food processor; pulse until roughly chopped, but not pasty, 10 to 12 times. Gently form mixture into sixteen 3/4-inch-thick patties (about 3 tablespoons each).

Moisten a folded paper towel with oil; grasp with tongs and rub over grates. Season patties with salt and pepper; grill until opaque throughout, 2 to 3 minutes per side.

Halve pitas crosswise (toast on grill, if you like). Into each pocket, place 2 chicken patties, cucumber slices, and cilantro sprigs. Serve with Cumin Yogurt Sauce and, if desired, watermelon slices.

Cook’s Notes To keep burgers juicy, resist the urge to press patties down during grilling.

Cook’s Notes

To keep burgers juicy, resist the urge to press patties down during grilling.

Reviews (13)

 Add Rating & Review     47 Ratings   5 star values:        13    4 star values:        12    3 star values:        12    2 star values:        9    1 star values:        1        

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Add Rating & Review     47 Ratings   5 star values:        13    4 star values:        12    3 star values:        12    2 star values:        9    1 star values:        1       

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47 Ratings 5 star values: 13 4 star values: 12 3 star values: 12 2 star values: 9 1 star values: 1

47 Ratings 5 star values: 13 4 star values: 12 3 star values: 12 2 star values: 9 1 star values: 1

47 Ratings 5 star values: 13 4 star values: 12 3 star values: 12 2 star values: 9 1 star values: 1

• 5 star values: 13 4 star values: 12 3 star values: 12 2 star values: 9 1 star values: 1

  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       08/13/2018   Really easy to make, very tasty and well-spiced. Makes a good leftover for the next day at work on a bed of arugula.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       06/24/2012   This was a great recipe! We loved it-super flavorful. If you're going to grill the pita, be careful not to over do it as we couldn't open them up and put the burgers in!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/26/2011   I love these--I have made them on several occasions and they always come out good. I grind the chicken thigh meat with my Kitchen Aid food grinder attachment.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/19/2009   I made this receipe yesterday. Family love it. My only problem is that the patty's were falling appart. Any suggestions on how to make the patty stay together?  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/22/2008   OMG! My family and I loved this recipe. Saw it on PBS and gave it a try! Did add Romaine lettuce just as a personal favorite. Delicious, simple, fast, and refreshing. Now searching for even more on what surely is a great site. Try it...you'll love it!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/26/2008   I would like to see nutritional info on this site.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/23/2008   I'm going put the marinated chicken pieces into tin foil and throw it on the grill; then put it in a dish with the condiments served on the side. For cucumber, I'll use the small Persian ones from Trader Joe's and include cherry tomatoes and romaine lettuce.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/23/2008   Or maybe you could substitute ground turkey and just mix in the ingredients?  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/23/2008   If you have a good blender you may be able to use that. I have a kitchen aid blender that is pretty powerful and I use it as a food processor for everything! It works great!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/23/2008   Do you think you could chop the chicken mixture up finely by hand and then marinate? I don't have a food processor and have no space to add one to the kitchen so that bit would be tricky for me.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/16/2008   These were great! Instead of the cumin sauce, I mixed yogurt with lemon juice and chopped mint and cilantro. Will definitely make again.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/02/2008   I loved these. Much to my surprise, hubby even liked the cumin yogurt sauce!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       06/10/2008   I made these with ground turkey instead and really liked the burger however I found the yogurt cumin sauce was not a good combo. I would make these again but use a different sauce with them.  
  

  Martha Stewart Member

  Rating: 5 stars 08/13/2018

Really easy to make, very tasty and well-spiced. Makes a good leftover for the next day at work on a bed of arugula.

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: 5 stars 06/24/2012

This was a great recipe! We loved it-super flavorful. If you’re going to grill the pita, be careful not to over do it as we couldn’t open them up and put the burgers in!

Rating: Unrated 07/26/2011

I love these–I have made them on several occasions and they always come out good. I grind the chicken thigh meat with my Kitchen Aid food grinder attachment.

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated 07/19/2009

I made this receipe yesterday. Family love it. My only problem is that the patty’s were falling appart. Any suggestions on how to make the patty stay together?

Rating: Unrated 11/22/2008

OMG! My family and I loved this recipe. Saw it on PBS and gave it a try! Did add Romaine lettuce just as a personal favorite. Delicious, simple, fast, and refreshing. Now searching for even more on what surely is a great site. Try it…you’ll love it!

Rating: Unrated 07/26/2008

I would like to see nutritional info on this site.

Rating: Unrated 07/23/2008

I’m going put the marinated chicken pieces into tin foil and throw it on the grill; then put it in a dish with the condiments served on the side. For cucumber, I’ll use the small Persian ones from Trader Joe’s and include cherry tomatoes and romaine lettuce.

Or maybe you could substitute ground turkey and just mix in the ingredients?

If you have a good blender you may be able to use that. I have a kitchen aid blender that is pretty powerful and I use it as a food processor for everything! It works great!

Do you think you could chop the chicken mixture up finely by hand and then marinate? I don’t have a food processor and have no space to add one to the kitchen so that bit would be tricky for me.

Rating: Unrated 07/16/2008

These were great! Instead of the cumin sauce, I mixed yogurt with lemon juice and chopped mint and cilantro. Will definitely make again.

Rating: Unrated 07/02/2008

I loved these. Much to my surprise, hubby even liked the cumin yogurt sauce!

Rating: Unrated 06/10/2008

I made these with ground turkey instead and really liked the burger however I found the yogurt cumin sauce was not a good combo. I would make these again but use a different sauce with them.

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