Simple indiennes Cottage Cheese Burger

Well that means Simple Paneer Burger from India in French. In my previous post, I had mentioned how to make lovely patties for Indian styled burgers, I experimented some more and found out that using breadcrumbs and making a dough, which is then made into patties is cumbersome and does not necessarily up the taste factor either.

So, to save time, I made simple potato based patties (low fat) and topped it with Paneer instead of the cheese slices. The burgers were excellent this time too.

Ingredients (Serves 3)

• Burger Buns (you get good ones in Hypercity in Hyderabad)
• Potato - 250 gms
• Green Chilies – 4-5 nos
• Ginger – 1 inch/ground to a paste
• Fresh Coriander – 1/2 cup
• Garam Masala – 1 tsp
• Amchur – 2 tsp
• Jeera – 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Some oil
• Paneer Slab – cut into thin slices.
• Turmeric – a small pinch

Method

• Boil the potatoes with some salt until completely done and soft.
• Take a pan with some oil.
• Add Jeera till it splutters, to this add finely chopped Green Chilies, Ginger paste and turmeric.
• Make a mixture of it and then add potatoes.
• To this mixture, add Garam Masala, Amchur and salt; mix well in the process mashing up the ingredients into a fine paste. Add coriander and mix again.
• Make small balls of the mixture and pat it into the shape of a patty.
• Shallow fry the patties (fry with minimal oil like chappatis on a flat pan on both sides).
• Toast the paneer slices as well sprinkling salt if necessary.
• Toast the buns by cutting them in halves.
• Place the patty and paneer on the buns and your Burger is now ready !