Indian Beef Patties in Pitas with Cucumber Yogurt

Title:
Indian Beef Patties in Pitas with Cucumber Yogurt

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Sandwiches,
Beef,
Ground,
Indian




Ingredients:





          ---Indian Beef Patties---


     1 oz Fresh ginger root; 1" cube


     2 lg Garlic clove; minced


     3 md Jalapeno chile peppers;


          -seeded and chopped


     2 tb Fresh mint


     1 md Onion; quartered


     1 lb Extra lean ground beef


          Salt; to taste


     2 ts Ground cumin


          ---Cucumber Yogurt---


   1/2 sm Cucumber; peeled, seeded,


          -cut in small dice


     2 c  Plain lowfat yogurt






 TO PREPARE: For the patties, mince first 4 ingredients in a food processor.


 Add the onions; pulse until minced. Add the ground beef, cumin, and 1


 teaspoon salt; pulse to combine.


 


 Make the Cucumber Yogurt recipe: Mix cucmbers and yogurt in a small bowl;


 set aside.


 


 TO COOK: Heat the broiler. Divide ground beef mixture into 8 portions. Form


 each portion into a patty, 3 inches in diameter. Transfer patties to a


 broiling pan. Broil patties, turning once, until they are browned on both


 sides, about 6 minutes.


 


 TO SERVE: Place 2 beef patties into each pita bread. Then, spoon a portion


 of the Cucumber Yogurt into each Indian Beef Patty Pocket. Serve


 immediately.


 


 Per serving: 386 Calories; 22g Fat (51% calories from fat); 29g Protein;


 18g Carbohydrate; 85mg Cholesterol; 164mg Sodium


 


 NOTES : A Subcontinental spin on Gyros, about as easy as hamburgers. You


 can substitute ground lamb or chicken for the beef in these meat patties.


 Or you can substitute 1-inch cubes of lamb, chicken, fish or beef for the


 ground meat patties and use the remaining patty ingredients listed as a


 marinade for the meat or fish cubes, which are then broiled.


 Recipe by: Ron West


 


 Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #491 by Ron West 
on


 Jan 7, 1998