Mumbai-Style Chicken Burger | Guest Recipes | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Ingredients

• 500 grams chicken leg meat
• 4 - 5 cloves garlic (coarsely chopped)
• 10 - 15 sprigs fresh coriander
• 30 - 40 leaves fresh mint with stems
• 5 centimetres piece of fresh ginger (peeled and coarsely chopped)
• 2 finger-type fresh green chillies
• 1 teaspoon garam masala (see below)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
• ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 3 slices white bread (crusts removed)
• extra-virgin rapeseed oil for griddling (optional)
• salt
• 6 - 8 green cardamom pods (crushed, and seeds extracted for use)
• 2 x 7.5cm cinnamon sticks
• 5 - 6 cloves
• 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
• 2 tablespoons coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 4 - 8 split and toasted soft white burger buns
• tomatoes (sliced)
• red onions (sliced)
• chutney