Sanjeev Kapoor's Chicken Burger

This is a nice way to prepare chicken burger if you want to trim off the excess calories! It comes from the famous Indian Chef, Sanjeev Kapoor and I found it in the Young Times magazine. Enjoy!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups ground chicken, washed and drained
• 1  small onion, peeled,washed and chopped finely
• 1  clove garlic, peeled,washed and chopped finely
• 1  small apple, washed,peeled and grated
• 1⁄4 cup  cooked white basmati rice
•  salt
• 1  pinch dried basil
• 1  pinch dried oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
•  oil, to shallow fry

• For the sauce

• 1  tablespoon  oil
• 1  inch fresh ginger, washed,peeled,washed again and grated
• 1  cup  fresh orange juice
• 1  tablespoon brown sugar
•  salt
• 1  teaspoon dark soy sauce
• 1⁄4 cup  fresh tomato puree
• 1⁄2 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1  tablespoon cornflour

• To serve

• 4  whole wheat rolls
• 4  lettuce leaves

Directions

1. In a large bowl, mix together the chicken mince, onion, garlic, apple and the boiled rice.
2. Add salt, basil, oregano and pepper powder, and mix well.
3. Heat oil in a pan on medium flame.
4. Shape the prepared mixture into patties.
5. Shallow fry the patties in the hot oil on both sides till they are golden brown.
6. Remove and drain the excess oil from the patties' on clean paper towels.
7. Now start preparing the sauce.
8. To do so, heat oil in a pan.
9. Add the grated ginger and saute briefly until the raw smell of the ginger is gone.
10. Stir in the orange juice, brown sugar, salt and soy sauce.
11. Lower flame, add tomato puree and red chilli powder.
12. Mix well.
13. Cook on a simmer till it is slightly reduced.
14. Add the cornflour to the water and mix well ensuring that no lumps are formed.
15. Add the cornflour-water mixture to the sauce.
16. Mix till the sauce is of a sufficiently thick consistency.
17. Slit the buns into two.
18. Place a lettuce leaf on one half.
19. Place the chicken burger over it.
20. Cover it with the other half.
21. Serve immediately with the sauce.
22. Enjoy!