Spicy Paneer Burger Recipe (Paneer Burger)

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups grated paneer (cottage cheese)
• 1/2 cup dahi (curd)
• 1 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp haldi powder (turmeric powder)
• 3/4 tsp ginger (adrak) paste
• 1/2 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste
• 1 tsp besan (gram flour)
• 3/4 tsp chaat masala
• 1/2 tsp kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
• 3/4 tsp garam masala
• salt (namak) to taste
• 1 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp finely chopped onion
• 2 tbsp finely chopped capsicum
• 3/4 cup bread crumbs
• maida (plain flour)
• oil for deep-frying
• 1 cup chopped mint leaves (phudina)
• 1/2 cup chopped coriander (dhania)
• 1 cup roughly chopped onion
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp roughly chopped green chillies
• 1/2 tsp roughly chopped ginger (adrak)
• salt (namak) to taste
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup capsicum juliennes
• 1/4 cup shredded cabbage
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced onions
• 1/4 cup finely chopped spring onion greens
• 1/4 cup carrot juliennes
• 1 tsp chaat masala
• 4 burger buns
• 4 tsp melted butter
• 4 cheese slices
• 4 iceberg lettuce

Steps

1. Combine the curds, chilli powder, turmeric powder, ginger paste, garlic paste, besan, chaat masala, dried fenugreek leaves, garam masala and salt in a bowl and mix well.
2. Add the paneer, mix well and keep aside to marinate for 15 minutes.
3. Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan and add the onions, capsicum and a little salt and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
4. Add the marinated paneer, mix well and sauté on a high flame for 1 minute.
5. Mash the mixture using a potato masher and sauté the paneer on a medium flame for another 5 minutes.
6. Remove from the flame, add ¼ cup of bread crumbs and mix well. Keep aside to cool slightly.
7. Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and shape each portion into a circle of 75 mm. (3”) diameter and 1 cm thickness.
8. Dip each cutlet in the plain flour-water mixture and roll in the remaining ½ cup of bread crumbs till it is evenly coated from all the sides.
9. Heat the oil in a kadhai and deep-fry each cutlet till it turns golden brown in colour from both the sides. Drain on absorbent paper and keep aside.
10. Combine all the ingredients and blend in a mixer to a smooth paste using using about ¼ cup water.
11. Divide the salad into 4 equal portions and keep aside.
12. Cut each burger bun horizontally into two. Apply ½ tsp of butter on the insides of each half of the burger bun and toast them lightly on a tava (griddle). Keep aside.
13. Apply 1 tbsp of the minty-mayo spread on buttered side of all the bun halves.
14. Place a lower half of the bun on a clean, dry surface with the buttered-spread side facing up.
15. Place a cutlet and 1 slice of cheese over it.
16. Spread 1 tbsp of salad and again 1 tbsp of the minty-mayo spread evenly over it.
17. Place a lettuce leaf and cover with an upper half of the bun with the buttered-spread side facing down and press it lightly.
18. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 3 more Spicy Paneer Burgers.
19. Serve the spicy paneer burger immediately with masala french fries.
20. To get crunchy salad, combine only the vegetables in a deep bowl and immerse them in cold water for atleast 15 minutes. Drain, add the chaat masala and mix well and use as required.