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    Home » Recipes » Dinner Recipes

    Tandoori-Style Chicken Burgers

    Published: Apr 29, 2013 · Modified: Oct 7, 2022 by Samantha Ferraro · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

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

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    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’!

    Tandoori-Style Chicken Burgers

    Samantha Ferraro
    A bold and flavorful spin on the traditional burger, these Tandoori chicken burgers are seasoned with garam masala and warm curry.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Servings 4 burgers
    Calories 581 kcal

    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

    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: 581kcalCarbohydrates: 66gProtein: 33gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 109mgSodium: 933mgPotassium: 772mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 210IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 152mgIron: 3mg
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    Tandoor Style Chicken Burgers

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    Comments

    1. Carla says

      April 29, 2013 at 2:58 pm

      I love Indian food, so I can’t wait to try this twist on chicken burgers!

      Reply
    2. Brooke Schweers says

      May 1, 2013 at 2:29 am

      Yum this looks amazing! And I love the idea of the yoghurt sauce, will have to try this!

      Reply
    3. Julijana Herceg says

      March 22, 2019 at 8:58 pm

      5 stars
      These tandoori style chicken burgers are my favorite. I love them.

      Reply
    4. eatfrysmith says

      June 21, 2019 at 8:31 pm

      These are awesome tips. Thank you for sharing!

      Reply
    5. Peter Crouch says

      January 6, 2020 at 3:10 am

      5 stars
      This food makes me really hungry.

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