Indian Beef Patties In Pitas With Cucumber Yogurt
entrée, indian, main course
Cucumber Yogurt; (see recipe)
INDIAN BEEF PATTIES:
1 ounce fresh ginger root; (1" cube)
2 large cloves garlic
3 medium jalapeńo chiles, seeded; roughly chopped
2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves
1 medium onion; quartered
1 pound lean ground beef
2 teaspoons ground cumin
Salt
4 large pita bread
TO PREPARE: For the patties, mince first 4 ingredients in a food processor. Add the onions; pulse until minced. Add the ground beef, cumin, and 1 teaspoon salt; pulse to combine.
Make the Cucumber Yogurt recipe.
TO COOK: Heat the broiler. Divide ground beef mixture into 8 portions. Form each portion into a patty, 3 inches in diameter. Transfer patties to a broiling pan. Broil patties, turning once, until they are browned on both sides, about 6 minutes.
TO SERVE: Place 2 beef patties into each pita bread. Then spoon a portion of the Cucumber Yogurt into each pocket. Serve immediately.
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NOTES : A Subcontinental spin on Gyros, about as easy as hamburger.
You can substitute ground lamb or chicken for the beef in these meat patties. Or you can substitute 1-inch cubes of lamb, chicken, fish or beef for the ground meat patties and use the remaining patty ingredients listed as a marinade for the meat or fish cubes, which are then broiled. Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 26360 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contributor: Cook's Magazine June 1990
Yield: 4 servings
Preparation Time: 0:30