Ingredients
1 medium onion chopped to a paste
1 1/2 tsp garlic paste
Salt to taste
Freshly ground pepper
25 gm butter
1/2 tsp oregano (optional)
1/2 kg skinned, de-seeded & chopped tomatoes
2 Tbsp fresh, soft bread crumbs
125 ml milk
2 Tbsp softened butter
4 Tbsp chopped parsley / coriander
2 finely chopped, deseeded green chillies (Optional)
1 egg
1/2 kg lean minced meat (Keema)
To coat:
Seasoned flour
1 tsp oil
1 Tbsp butter
Method
For the tomato sauce:
Melt 25 gm butter. Add onion paste & cook for 5 minutes.
Add garlic paste & continue cooking for 2 minutes more. Season well.
Add oregano & prepared tomatoes. Simmer until well reduced & very thick. Set aside to cool.
For the patties:
Soak breadcrumbs in milk for 10 minutes. Squeeze out excess milk & add breadcrumbs to tomato mixture.
Mix raw mince with softened butter, herbs, egg & chillies. Add tomato mixture & beat well for 5 minutes.
Form 6-12 patties with mince. Refrigerate for 20 minutes. Mix flour, salt & pepper.
Coat each burger in seasoned flour. Heat 1 tsp oil. Saute each burger for 5 minutes on each side.
Place cooked patties in the centre of split, buttered buns and serve with sauces of your choice.