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Bollywood Burgers Happened On The 4th

July 4th
2008

Happy Fourth Of July, Blake Makers! We’re at Bridget’s parents’ house (in Alexandria, LA), and we’ve been in the pool all day. I’ve been talking for weeks about this break as I’ve been in desperate need of one.

Ask any of my co-workers, and they’ll tell you I planned to spend today floating in the pool, eating salty pistachios and lifting frigid bottles of beer from a bucket bobbing right along side me.

Well, the bucket of beer didn’t happen, but the pool did. The pistachios did, too.

Curry happened. Actually, curry happened to burgers, and a precedent was made.

Weeks ago, Bridget came across this recipe for Curried Lamb Burgers in the July 2008 issue of Bon Appetit. We decided to give them a go.

Now, you need to know that Bridget and I rarely fight over food. For starters, there’s usually plenty to go around, but when there’s not, we settle it like grown-ups (After you. No, after you. After you. No, after you.).

These burgers were a different story. They were good, and the leftovers were even better. So much better, in fact, that I left work early for lunch one day just to make it home before Bridget. I knew there was only one serving left, and it was going to be mine. It was.

We decided to make these again for today’s festive meal, and they were a hit! I may never eat barbecued burgers again. There’s a curry and ginger base to these burgers. There’s also cilantro, and a minted-yogurt raita (the milky-white sauce in the pic above). In place of a bun, naan (Indian flatbread), and instead of pickles, green grilled tender-crisp vegetables.

I’ve never been to India, but curry always takes me there (trite, I know). It’s so exotic and deep and unique. Bollywood Burgers can change the world, or at least the way you eat burgers.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! Play with fire and think of me!

8 Responses to “Bollywood Burgers Happened On The 4th”

  • Yum, Yum, Yum.m Big fan of lamb, and even bigger fan of curry. Going to run out and see if I can get the magazine…right after I see if the recipe is on the website. Save me from running out in my pyjamas!

    Posted by tania on July 5th, 2008 at 5:39 am

  • sounds very good(except the no beer part) :)

    Posted by Chicken Fried Gourmet on July 5th, 2008 at 3:41 pm

  • Looks very tasty!
    And for some reason I feel the need to tell you and the whole internet that I lived in Alexandria for 2 years as a kid - and it is HOT. And HUMID. And to blame for my brother! :)

    Anyway…

    Happy 4th weekend!

    Shannon

    Posted by Shannon on July 5th, 2008 at 4:48 pm

  • Sounds good.

    Posted by Jessica on July 5th, 2008 at 5:36 pm

  • Hey bk

    This sounds intriguing. I’ll have to experiment

    “Doc”

    Posted by Mark Boxshus on July 6th, 2008 at 6:54 pm

  • Blake, that is one tasty-looking burger! Glad to hear that you and Bridget had a relaxing 4th!

    Posted by Gumbeaux Gal on July 7th, 2008 at 11:52 am

  • I saw these in that issue and was sooo tempted! We haven’t grilled burgers yet this summer, but I suspect this will be the first burger recipe I try thanks to your ringing endorsement!

    Posted by laura k on July 7th, 2008 at 1:27 pm

  • I am intriqued and tempted to go to the store tonight and make these burgers.

    Hope you had wonderful Fourth!

    Posted by Sweets and Sweats on July 7th, 2008 at 2:25 pm

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