Lentil burgers with yogurt mint sauce

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1¼ cup Lentils, picked over and rinsed
½ cup Rolled oats
2 Garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons Ground coriander seeds
2 teaspoons Ground cumin
1 large Egg, beaten lightly
½ cup Plain yogurt
⅓ cup Chopped fresh mint leaves
Vegetable oil for frying
6 Pita pockets, split
6 Soft-leafed lettuce leaves

Directions

Add lentils to a large saucepan of salted water and bring water to a boil.

Cook lentils at a bare simmer until tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.

In a blender or food processor grind oats into meal. Drain lentils in a sieve and in a bowl combine with garlic, coriander, cumin, and 3 tablespoons ground oats. Mash lentils coarse with a potato masher. Stir in egg and salt and pepper to taste and form mixture into six 3-inch burgers, each ½-inch thick. Coat burgers with remaining ground oats and chill, uncovered, 15 minutes.

In a small bowl stir together yogurt, mint, and salt and pepper to taste.

In a large skillet heat ¼ inch oil over moderately high heat until hot but no smoking and fry burgers, in batches if necessary, until browned and crisp, about 3 to 4 minutes on each side.

Serve burgers in pitas with lettuce and yogurt mint sauce.

Yield: 6 servings

NOTES : (Courtesy of Gourmet Magazine) Recipe by: Cooking Live Show #CL8825 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #492 by Angele Freeman <jfreeman@...> on Mar 2, 1997.

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