Name: Spiced lentil bun kebabs
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 4 tbsp ghee; 3 egg whites, beaten to soft peaks; 6 tsp green chutney; 6 tsp tamarind sauce; 4–6 burger buns; 6–8 tbsp vegetable oil; ½ cucumber, cut into thin round slices; 1–2 tomatoes, cut into round slices; 6 tbsp tomato ketchup or chilli garlic sauce; 1 tsp ground coriander (cilantro); 2 tsp chaat masala; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp sea salt, or to taste; 60 g/2 oz/¼ cup chana daal; 3 Maris Piper potatoes

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

Summers Under the Tamarind Tree

By Sumayya Usmani

Published 2016

About

I’d crave these vegetarian kebabs-in-a-bun on hot afternoons – they define the explosive flavour of Pakistani street snacks, bringing together spiced tamarind and green chutney toppings. I had to drive to my favourite stall called Flamingo with my friend Shazia to buy the traditional version of this burger. It came hot in a greasy brown paper bag, begging to be devoured and then washed down with Pakola – a ubiquitous, green, saccharin-sweet fizzy soft drink.

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