Tandoori Chicken Burger With Raita

Name: Tandoori Chicken Burger With Raita
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 2 baby seedless cucumbers; 1 cup plain yogurt, or light sour cream; 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro, or mint; 2 green onions, thinly sliced; 1/8 tsp salt; 1/4 cup tandoori curry paste; 3 tbsp plain yogurt, or light sour cream; 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs; 500 g ground chicken

Prep Time15 min
Total Time15 min
Makes4 Servings

*PLUS Cooking time: 10 minutes

By Chatelaine

(Photo: Michael Graydon)

Serve with salad and toasted whole-wheat naan. No grill? These burgers can also be cooked in an oiled frying pan over medium.

Ingredients

2 baby seedless cucumbers
1 cup plain yogurt, or light sour cream
1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro, or mint
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1/8 tsp salt

FOR BURGER:

1/4 cup tandoori curry paste
3 tbsp plain yogurt, or light sour cream
1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
500 g ground chicken

Instructions

Preheat barbecue to medium. Cut cucumber into quarters, then thinly slice. Place in a bowl. Stir in yogourt, cilantro, onions and salt.
Whisk curry paste with yogourt and panko in a bowl. Crumble in chicken. Gently mix. Shape into 4 burgers, about 1/2 in. thick. Make a shallow depression in centre of each.
Oil grill. Barbecue burgers with lid closed, until firm when pressed, 5 min per side. Serve topped with raita.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories 259, Protein 26g, Carbohydrates 12g, Fat 12g, Fibre 1g, Sodium 653mg.

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Chicken Burgers barbecue Quick Weeknight Dinners Grilling

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