Lahori Beef Burgers
A juicy, melt in your mouth beef patty infused with Pakistani spices on top of a bed of garlicky labneh spread. Accompanied with cheese, lettuce, onions and soft Hawaiian buns. Its everyone's favorite.
Ingredients
Ground Beef Marination
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 1 small Onion chopped
- 4-5 Mint Leaves roughly chopped
- 1/4 bunch Cilantro roughly chopped
- 1 Diced Habanero pepper can be substituted with 2 green chillies)
- 1 tsp Garlic paste
- 1 tsp Chili powder
- ½ tsp Cumin powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Black Pepper
Binder
- 1 large Egg beaten
- 2-3 tbsp Gram Flour
Labneh Spread
- ½ cup Labneh can be substituted with Mayonnaise
- ½ tsp Chopped Garlic can be substituted with ¼ tsp garlic powder
Assembling
- 2 tbsp Neutral Oil
- 4 large Hawaiian Burger Buns split
- 8-12 Onion Rings
- 1½ cups Shredded lettuce or cabbage
- 4 slices American or Swiss cheese
Instructions
Marination
- Mix all ingredients with ground beef
- Marinate for at least 20 minutes or overnight
Binding
- Mix in the beaten egg.
- Slowly add gram flour a teaspoon at a time. Ground beef should not be wet or dry.
Grilling/Cook
- Heat a cast iron or the grill on medium high heat.
- Make the patties, oil your hands to prevent meat sticking to hands.
- Fry or grill patties on both sides for 5-6 minutes.
- Add cheese on patty for the last minute or two. Cover with lid until melted.
Assembling the Burger
- Using a knife spread about a tablespoon of some Labenh mixture
- Layer with cabbage or lettuce.
- Rest the patty on the shredded greens.
- Add onions and cover with the top side of the bun.