Sanjeev Kapoor's Chicken Burger

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 1/2 cups ground chicken, washed and drained
• 1 small onion, peeled,washed and chopped finely
• 1 clove garlic, peeled,washed and chopped finely
• 1 small apple, washed,peeled and grated
• 1/4 cup cooked basmati rice
• salt
• 1 pinch dried basil
• 1 pinch dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• oil, to shallow fry
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 inch fresh ginger, washed,peeled,washed again and grated
• 1 cup fresh orange juice
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• salt
• 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
• 1/4 cup fresh tomato puree
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 tablespoon cornflour
• 4 whole wheat rolls
• 4 lettuce leaves

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, mix together the chicken mince, onion, garlic, apple and the boiled rice.
• 2 add salt, basil, oregano and pepper powder, and mix well.
• 3 heat oil in a pan on medium flame.
• 4 shape the prepared mixture into patties.
• 5 shallow fry the patties in the hot oil on both sides till they are golden brown.
• 6 remove and drain the excess oil from the patties' on clean paper towels.
• 7 now start preparing the sauce.
• 8 to do so, heat oil in a pan.
• 9 add the grated ginger and saute briefly until the raw smell of the ginger is gone.
• 10 stir in the orange juice, brown sugar, salt and soy sauce.
• 11 lower flame, add tomato puree and red chilli powder.
• 12 mix well.
• 13 cook on a simmer till it is slightly reduced.
• 14 add the cornflour to the water and mix well ensuring that no lumps are formed.
• 15 add the cornflour-water mixture to the sauce.
• 16 mix till the sauce is of a sufficiently thick consistency.
• 17 slit the buns into two.
• 18 place a lettuce leaf on one half.
• 19 place the chicken burger over it.
• 20 cover it with the other half.
• 21 serve immediately with the sauce.
• 22 enjoy!