Tandoori-Style Chicken Burgers

A bold and flavorful spin on the traditional burger, these Tandoori chicken burgers are seasoned with garam masala and warm curry.

So for busy times like this, I have “backup” food. Yup…food that I can just throw on the grill or in the oven and it is magically ready for me in minutes.

I made these tandoori chicken burgers quite a while ago, but I froze some of the patties for “disaster relief”….in cases like this! And since we bought our new grill/smoker yesterday, I am soo excited to use it! If anyone has amazing smoker/grill recipes…send ’em this way! 

These burgers are super easy. All you do is add amazing spices and whip up a simple yogurt sauce, which I make all the time. Large pita bread instead of burger buns and top with fresh tomato. This is my kinda summer-grillin’!

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Tandoori-Style Chicken Burgers

A bold and flavorful spin on the traditional burger, these Tandoori chicken burgers are seasoned with garam masala and warm curry.

Servings: 4 burgers

Calories: 581kcal

Author: Samantha Ferraro

Ingredients

Chicken Mixture

• 1 lb ground chicken
• 2 green onions chopped
• 1 in piece of ginger peeled and grated
• 1 garlic clove chopped
• 1/2 lemon juiced
• 3 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp cayenne
• 1/2 tsp gram masala
• 2 tsp curry powder
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• Salt and pepper to taste

Yogurt Sauce

• 1/2 c Greek yogurt
• Small bunch fresh mint chopped
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 lemon juiced

Additions

• 4 naan
• 1 tomato sliced

US Customary – Metric

Instructions

• In a large bowl, mix together the ground chicken, all the spices, garlic, lemon juice, ginger and green onions. Use your hands to score into 4 patties and and form into burgers.
• Heat a skillet or grill (I drizzle oil on the skillet) and cook burgers on each side until cooked through, about 3-4 min each side.
• To make the yogurt sauce, mix all ingredients together in a bowl. (Sometimes I had finely chopped cucumber as well).
• To assemble the burgers: Place burger on pita bread and top with tomato slice, fresh mint pr cilantro or parsley and dollop of yogurt sauce.

Notes

Inspired by Baked Bree

Nutrition

Calories: 581kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 933mg | Potassium: 772mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 210IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 152mg | Iron: 3mg