Curried Vegetable Burgers Recipes

Steps:

• For raita:
• Mix yogurt, mint, cilantro, and lime peel in small bowl. Season to taste with coarse salt and pepper. Cover; chill until cold, at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.
• For burgers and vegetables:
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, ginger, and 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt. Sauté until onion is tender, about 8 minutes. Mix in curry powder and stir 30 seconds. Remove from heat. Cool onion mixture to room temperature, at least 15 minutes.
• Place lamb in large bowl. Add onion mixture, 1 teaspoon coarse salt, cilantro, and 1 teaspoon cracked pepper. Blend mixture gently; shape into six 1/2-inch-thick patties.
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Combine zucchini, green onions, and chile in another large bowl. Add 2 tablespoons oil, 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt, and 1/2 teaspoon cracked pepper; toss to coat. Place vegetables and burgers on grill. Cook until grill marks appear, about 4 minutes. Turn vegetables and burgers over. Cook vegetables until tender, about 3 minutes. Cook burgers to desired doneness, about 4 minutes for medium-rare. Cut zucchini and green onions crosswise into 2-inch-long pieces. Cut chile into thin strips.
• Place breads on plates; top with burgers and tomato slices. Mound vegetables on burgers; spoon dollop of raita over. Fold bread up around burgers and serve with remaining raita.
• * Often called a pasilla; available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Latin markets.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium heat in a heavy ovenproof skillet and add the onion and carrot. Cook, stirring often, until just about tender, about 3 minutes, and add the mushrooms, ginger, turmeric, cumin, curry powder, mustard seeds and cayenne and a pinch of salt. Cook for another 3 minutes or so, until the vegetables are tender and fragrant and the spices aromatic. Remove from the heat and transfer to a large bowl. Add the rice.
• Purée the lentils with the egg and add to the vegetable and rice mixture. Stir together, season with salt and pepper, and shape into 6 patties.
• Heat the ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the remaining tablespoon of oil to the pan and, working in batches if necessary, cook the patties for 2 minutes on one side, or until nicely browned. Carefully turn the patties over and place in the oven. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until the patties are lightly browned and don't fall apart. Remove from the heat and serve, with or without buns, chutney or ketchup and the works.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine yogurt, curry powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and lime juice. Let sit 15 minutes.
• In a food processor, pulse chickpeas, scallions, and 1/2 teaspoon salt until a chunky paste forms. In a large bowl, stir together chickpea mixture, rice, carrot, breadcrumbs, cilantro, and 2 tablespoons yogurt mixture. Divide into 4 patties. (To freeze, wrap each patty in plastic and freeze, up to 2 weeks. Let thaw before cooking.)
• Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium. Cook patties until lightly golden and heated through, about 4 minutes per side. Serve topped with remaining yogurt sauce and cilantro leaves.

Steps:

• Make the burgers: Put the potato on a microwave-safe plate and microwave until tender, 7 to 8 minutes. Let cool slightly, then peel. Transfer to a medium bowl; add 1 tablespoon butter, season with salt and pepper and mash with a fork until smooth. Toast the cumin seeds in a large dry nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour onto a cutting board and crush with the bottom of a measuring cup.
• Heat 1 more tablespoon butter in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Add the cauliflower, carrot, chile, ginger, garlic, curry powder, toasted cumin seeds, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper; cook, stirring, until the cauliflower is dry and the vegetables are crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Transfer to the bowl with the mashed potato and add the peas; wipe out the skillet and reserve.
• Stir the vegetable mixture together to combine. Add the breadcrumbs and knead with your hands until the mixture comes together. Firmly pack into 4 balls, then shape into four 4-inch-wide patties (about 1/2 inch thick). Transfer to a plate and refrigerate until firm, at least 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the tamarind ketchup: Stir together the ketchup and tamarind paste in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper.
• Cook the burgers: Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in the reserved skillet over medium heat. Add the patties and cook until well browned on the bottom, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and cook until the other side is browned and the patties are hot in the center, about 3 more minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat and let the burgers stand about 5 minutes while you prepare the buns (this will help them stay together).
• Toast the buns and spread with the tamarind ketchup. Serve the burgers on the buns with lettuce, red onion and cilantro.

Steps:

• For raita:
• Mix yogurt, mint, cilantro, and lime peel in small bowl. Season to taste with coarse salt and pepper. Cover; chill until cold, at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.
• For burgers and vegetables:.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, ginger, and 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt. Sauté until onion is tender, about 8 minutes. Mix in curry powder and stir 30 seconds. Remove from heat. Cool onion mixture to room temperature, at least 15 minutes.
• Place lamb in large bowl. Add onion mixture, 1 teaspoon coarse salt, cilantro, and 1 teaspoon cracked pepper. Blend mixture gently; shape into six 1/2-inch-thick patties.
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Combine zucchini, green onions, and chile in another large bowl. Add 2 tablespoons oil, 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt, and 1/2 teaspoon cracked pepper; toss to coat. Place vegetables and burgers on grill. Cook until grill marks appear, about 4 minutes. Turn vegetables and burgers over. Cook vegetables until tender, about 3 minutes. Cook burgers to desired doneness, about 4 minutes for medium-rare. Cut zucchini and green onions crosswise into 2-inch-long pieces. Cut chile into thin strips.
• Place breads on plates; top with burgers and tomato slices. Mound vegetables on burgers; spoon dollop of raita over. Fold bread up around burgers and serve with remaining raita.
• * Often called a pasilla; available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Latin markets.

Steps:

• Heat half the oil in a large frying pan over medium-low heat, add the onion and cook for 5 minutes or until softened.
• Add the garlic, zucchini and carrot, then cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes until wilted and softened. Drain off any liquid.
• Place bread and chickpeas in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to combine.
• Add softened vegetables, curry paste, peanut butter, yolk and coriander. Process until mixture comes together.
• Form the mixture into 6 patties and chill for 10 minutes. Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a non-stick frypan over medium heat and cook the burgers, in batches if necessary, for 1-2 minutes each side until golden.
• Serve in rolls with mayonnaise, chutney, lettuce, tomato and extra coriander leaves.