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Anday wala burger
Egg and beef burger
انڈے والا برگر (anday wala burger): Karachi street burger with a spiced beef patty and egg
After dark, Karachi's burger carts on Burns Road, Tariq Road and outside every college fire up their griddles for the anday wala burger: a thin, spicy beef patty and a fried egg in a soft buttered bun, with shredded cabbage, onion, ketchup and a sharp green chutney. It is cheap, messy and the city's favourite late snack. A cousin of the anda bun kebab, which uses a lentil and potato patty, this version is all about the meat. The common slip is pressing the egg too thin until it is leathery; cook it in the patty's fat just until the white sets. Contains egg, wheat and milk. Chef's tip: dip each patty in beaten egg before it hits the griddle, as the cart cooks do, so a thin egg jacket forms and keeps it juicy.
- Total time
- 35 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the patties
- 14 oz beef mince
- ½ oniongrated and squeezed dry
- 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1 tsp red chilli flakes
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp garam masala
- ⅓ oz fresh corianderfinely chopped
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 eggbeaten, for dipping
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
To assemble
- 4 eggs
- ⅔ oz buttersoftened
- 3 ½ oz white cabbagefinely shredded
- ½ onionthinly sliced
- 4 tbsp tomato ketchup
- ½ tsp chaat masala
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Mix 14 oz beef mince, ½ onion, 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1 tsp red chilli flakes, 1 tsp ground cumin, ½ tsp garam masala, ⅓ oz fresh coriander and ¾ tsp salt with your hand until sticky. Divide into 4 and press into thin patties a little wider than the buns.
5 minStep 2: Heat 3 tbsp vegetable oil on a griddle over a medium-high heat. Dip each patty in 1 egg and fry for 3–4 minutes a side until browned and cooked through to 160°F.
8 minStep 3: In the same fat, fry 4 eggs, flipping them once, until the whites are set and the yolks just firm.
4 minStep 4: Split 4 soft burger buns, spread with ⅔ oz butter and toast cut-side down on the griddle until golden.
2 minStep 5: Toss 3 ½ oz white cabbage and ½ onion with ½ tsp chaat masala.
1 minStep 6: Build each burger: bun, 4 tbsp green chutney (mint-coriander), patty, egg, cabbage and onion, 4 tbsp tomato ketchup, lid. Press down lightly, wrap in paper and eat hot.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 520 kcal
- Protein
- 28 g
- Carbs
- 42 g
- Fat
- 26 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does anday wala burger take?
- About 35 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of ground cumin?
- Cumin seeds, toasted and ground.
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