I've just realized the fatal flaw in this recipe. For some reason allrecipes.com listed the ingredient as '1 tablespoon' of egg. It should be 1 egg!
I thought these were very good. I probably had about 1.5 lbs. of ground lamb and cut the garam masala back by half as I feared my 11 year old wouldn't eat it. I got a recipe for garam masala off the internet: 1/2 tsp. cumin 1/2 tsp. paprika 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. cayene powder 1/8 tsp. ground cloves. Everyone liked it and I will use the suggested amount next time.
pretty good if you like lamb and intense indian spices - it's not spicy but you can taste all the ingredients. i like it. i think this burger is best suited for adults. will make it again.
I cooked this for my dad my grandma and me. I used 98% lean ground beef. I cooked them on a grill after the coals had sat for 25/30 minutes. I ended up cooking them probably 10 minutes on each side (which might be normal I don't know). They did drip some onto the coals but not too much. I didn't have garlic or ginger paste so I substituted plain ground ginger and garlic though I reduced the amount of ginger by almost half. I also didn't have dry cilantro so I used ground coriander. Everyone liked it though there wasn't enough (I wasn't filled after 1 and my dad had 2 which is normal). Everyone was pleased though they didn't rave. I'll definitely take with recipe with me to college.
I love lamb burgers. May I suggest a light coat of olive oil on both sides of the burger before grilling. Adds that extra flavor.
I had ground turkey that I wanted to make burgers with but just not run-of-the-mill so I wondered about using garam masala and up popped this recipe during my search. Low and behold it works GREAT with ground turkey! Use 1 egg...not just the tablespoon it calls for. I also added some bread crumbs as turkey has a WAY different consistency than lamb and it needed it. Also added a bit of salt. Thanks for such a great recipe!
These were great! I used 1/2 an egg and that was plenty--it wasn't too moist or dry. I used 1/2 tsp ground ginger 2 cloves minced garlic and 1 1/2 tsp garam masala. We were out of cilantro but I didn't really miss it. It made three burgers. They were flavorful but not spicy which my two-year-old appreciated. Will definitely make again!
I followed the recipe exact except I took everyones advice and did one whole egg. I think it was too much egg. It was very wet and hard to form into a patty. I was worried it would fall apart on the grill and fall into it. I formed patties the best I could and put them inbetween wax paper. I put them in the freezer for a couple hours so I had a better chance they wouldn't fall apart. This worked. I wouldn't say this was the best burgers ever. It was good but different. I thought it was sweet but had a good burger texture. I would much rather prefer a swiss and mushroom burger or a bacon cheddar burger over this. It was worth trying but I wouldn't be adding it to my family dinner routine. It was good don't get me wrong just not my style.
