Indian Grilled Turkey Burgers Recipe

The foundation for these Indian grilled turkey burgers is a simple spice mix that would normally be included in a Madras curry recipe. Madras is one of the hotter curries and only slightly more mild than a vindaloo so if you like it spicy, you won't be disappointed.

This makes for a great tailgating experience and to prove the point I've cooked my burgers on a disposable EZ Grill.

Because turkey is such a lean meat you'll need a little oil to brush over the grill plates or grill pan prior to putting the burgers on otherwise they may stick.

There's enough here to make four quarter pounders but I prefer to make them smaller and thinner so they cook through that much more quickly and the meat stays moist.

There's an egg yolk in these Indian grilled turkey burgers too, principally there to bind everything together. It's a fact that the addition of an egg does tend to make the burger more firm but because these burgers are going to be quite thin I think it a worthwhile ingredient to add. If making a big juicy burger from ground beef for example, then I wouldn't add add yolk.

Serves:- 4 people

Preparation Time:- 15 minutes
Cooking Time:- 15 minutes

Total Time:- 30 minutes

Ingredients:-

• 450g or 1lb ground turkey
• ½ onion, finely chopped and preferably grated.
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• ½ teaspoon coriander
• ½ teaspoon cumin
• ½ teaspoon garam masala
• ½ teaspoon chili powder
• handful chopped coriander
• 1 egg yolk
• salt and pepper
• salad and mango chutney sauce

Method:-

Break out your mixing bowl and throw in the ground turkey, grated onion, garlic, fresh coriander, spices and egg yolk. Season with salt and pepper and then get your hands in there to mix everything up.

Form your patties making sure that they are as flat as possible and a little thinner in the middle than the outside because when you grill the meat will contract so doing it this way means that the burger will contract to its desired shape rather than into something that more resembles a meatball.

Over a hot grill, give the burgers about 6-7 minutes on each side (and don't forget to toast the inside of your burger buns). Build up your burger on a bed of salad but hold off on the ketchup, try mango chutney sauce, you won't be disappointed.

Below is a short video that I made of this particular recipe so if you prefer to follow the method that way then check it out.

See Also:-

Mexican Turkey Burger Recipe
Smoked Turkey
Barbecue Turkey Breast Recipes
Tandoori Grilled Turkey Breast
More Barbecue Turkey Recipes

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