Name: Potato pakora burgers
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 1 small red onion, sliced; sunflower oil, for frying; 1 recipe quantity Mint Raita, adding 2.5 cm/1 in piece of cucumber, diced; 4 tomatoes, sliced; freshly ground black pepper; 2 tsp nigella seeds; 80 g/2¾ oz/¾ cup gram/chickpea/besan flour; 1½ tbsp butter; 2.5 cm/1 in piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and grated; 4 tbsp Tamarind and Date Chutney; ½ tsp sea salt; 6 spring onions/scallions, finely chopped; 1 long red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; 4 small naan breads; 1½ tsp turmeric; 2 tbsp milk; 1 tsp sea salt; 480 g/1 lb 1 oz white potatoes, peeled and quartered

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

The Part-Time Vegetarian

By Nicola Graimes

Published 2015

About

An Indian twist on the regular veggie burger, these spiced potato patties are coated in a gram flour batter and cooked until the outside is crisp and golden. You could make the pre-battered potato patties a few hours ahead of serving, if convenient.

Ingredients

480 g/1 lb 1 oz white potatoes, peeled and quartered
1½

Method

Put the potatoes in a large pan, pour in enough water to cover and bring to the boil. Add salt and stir in 1 teaspoon of the turmeric and cook for 12–15 minutes until tender.
While the potatoes are cooking, mix together the ingredients for the batter with the remaining

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