I was trying to switch it on and all of a sudden it started switching to different channels on its own, before something shattered internally.
Yes, the TV shattered internally — I definitely heard something cracking so loudly!
It went blank and that’s it. My life is never the same again. Because not only the TV betrayed us, but the kitchen blender made a serious blunder a few days ago too.
Le sigh. Is it a curse or something?
I had to bury my sorrows and that is usually done by grilling. That’s how the idea for these burgers were conceived. Everything were done on the grill outside, away from the unnerving sad sights of the broken TV and kitchen blender.
We absolutely love burgers but not the ones laden with cheeses, salt and black pepper. Or ketchup for that matter. Delicious Thai flavors are imparted with cool and refreshing condiments.
No ketchup in sight. I’m sure mango chutney would be divine here.
Makes 12 medium chicken patties
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs ground chicken
- 3 tbsp fresh lemongrass paste
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp ginger paste
- 2 tsp garlic paste
- 2 large green chilies, minced
- 1/2 small red pepper, minced
- 1/8 cup cilantro, finely minced
- 1/8 cup scallions, finely minced
- 1 tsp lime zest
- 2 tbsp thick coconut cream
- some burger buns
- condiments: guacamole, cilantro, tomato + onion slices
Directions:
- In a huge bowl, stir all burger patties ingredients. Refrigerate for an hour to allow flavors to develop.
- Oil and heat grill on high. Shape burger patties based on desired thickness.
- Throw patties on the hot grill and cook each sides for a few minutes (depending on desired thickness). My patties were quite thin, so it took only 2 minutes on each sides.
- Remove patties to rest on a foil for a few minutes before serving it with preferred condiments.
Off to look into our budget to see how can we procure for a new TV and kitchen blender. It might take a while to replace it all. And I pray the grill would cooperate until then.
Ah, I’m a huge jinxer.
What has malfunctioned in your household recently? It’s frustrating, so vent away.
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Kiran – love the flavors in your chicken burger – so tasty! Such a bummer when appliances break…I’m hoping my lap top hangs in there…it has been making weird noises too!
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Ina — thank you so much and I hope your laptop survives. my broke down a few months ago. had to replace it. sigh.
Excellent recipe – will try it out soon …Love lemongrass!
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Shema — thank you so much! do let me know how it tastes 🙂
Kiran: This burger is so unique in flavor. What a beautiful composition. I am not crazy for burger but I’ll be glad to try your tropical burger.
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Denise — thanks so much, friend. i’m not a huge fan of burgers too, so customizing the flavors is definitely encouraging 🙂
Beautiful burgers and flavors! Lemongrass is such a wonderful herb. I love its fresh scent.
Cheers,
Rosa
Rosa — thanks love 🙂
We took our minivan in to get the a/c fixed. That’s when they told us the brakes need to be fixed, the timing belt, spark plugs… It’s ten years old and it’s now going to be with us a few more years after all the money we put into it! Good luck with the rest of your electronics!
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Laura — our first car is still with us. it’s our baby and we’ve spent so much money on repairs but can’t seem to part with it just yet. i can understand your sentiments 🙂
I am sure the burger cheered you up..Look at those ingredients, coconut milk and lemon grass and I love the idea of mango chutney. If I show this to my boy when he wakes up, you know what he’s gonna ask for lunch..
I hate when stuff breaks, that means more buying and it’s all money…we just fixed our A/C and he was effing so expensive..
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Ash — thanks and yes, appliances and electronics are so so expensive. still number crunching 😉
im so sorry about the TV and blender 🙁 touch wood – everything is functioning okay except that blew fuse in my house this morning..I love the flavor of this burger.I always do same boring thing, certainly trying this one.
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Dixya — awww, thanks dear. i hope the fuse issue is fixed? surprisingly, i’m not a huge fan of burgers. but when it’s customized to the spices and flavors i love — this recipe is the one! 🙂
The recipe sounds yummy!!!! I know how it feels to break a kitchen gadget 🙁
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Shibi — thank you, but I didn’t break anything. everything just chose to break-down on its own 😀
So sorry to hear of your electronics issues…we can take them a bit for granted can’t we?
I’m not living in my own home right now so I can’t complain about how little my hosts have in the way of decent cooking gear (but why I brought my pots and pans, my Cuisinart and my KitchenAid; to name but just a bit of the stuff I store in a plastic tub in the kitchen!).
Still, my car has been giving me fits and after way too much work, the other day that dreaded ‘Check Engine’ light came on yet again. I decided to kick the tires and shake it hard and it worked, it’s now off again. Seriously think you should yell at your TV and blender and try to set them straight! 🙂
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Barbara — i did that, but looks like its all doomed 😀
I had such a craving for lemongrass yesterday. These burgers look so good!
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Laura — haha, get your lemongrass fix soon 🙂
Gorgeous flavours Kiran! I love Thai anything and these make such a nice change from the usual ho hum burger.
Time to go shopping it seems!! I finally replaced my food processor after a year so I am sitting pretty right now!
Nazneen
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Nazneen — thanks dear. i’m still number crunching. appliances and electronics are so expensive! yikes!!
I am HUNGRY! Your chicken burgers look fantastic!
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Angie — thank you so much!!
These are by far the most original flavoured burgers I have seen. Bookmarked to try. Nothing in my home has malfunctioned but the AC in my car is on the blitz which is very frustrating in this hot weather.
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Wizzy — awww, thank you so so much friend. do let me know how it tastes 🙂
ps: finger crossed the AC in your car is just a small hiccup.
Sorry about the TV and blender!! : ( Lovely recipe though. I feel I can taste it! I made some asian lettuce wraps recently with ground chicken and it made me think I need to cook with it more often. Good luck with the appliances!
Monica recently posted..Almond bread
Monica — thanks! Asian lettuce wraps already sound so delicious 🙂
lemongrass and chicken go so well togehter but I have never attempted to do them both in a burger form. I love that
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Jessica — it’s so delicious, try it 🙂
BOOM! That’s the sound of me falling hard ! I just fell in love with your sexy burgers ! Infusing coconut cream in the chicken burgers sounds orgasmic 🙂
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Nusrat — lol! the coconut cream, albeit very little keeps the burger patties moist 🙂
Happy Ramadan!
This recipe is going on the menu for lunches this week- I have every one of these ingredients already in the kitchen!
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Andi — yay! I hope you enjoy it and let me know how it tastes 🙂
Totally making these!
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Matt — wohoo! let me know how it tastes 🙂
Hello Kiran, this is one beautiful burger for the summer! Love the freshness of lemongrass.
Have to agree with Barbara sometimes our equipments just need a good shake and then it works again.
Hope you are still having a great summer,
Cheers,
J+C
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Judit + Corina — thanks so much. and the shake did not work for me, just so you know 😉
That would have scared the bejeesus out of me! But I’m sure you’re not cursed – I’m 100% certain of it. No accursed person could usher out a burger like this. Yum.
Sarah | The Sugar Hit recently posted..Onion Bagels
Sarah — hahaha, you are way too sweet 🙂
Beautiful burgers!!! So much flavor packed into those patties!!! Beautiful shots like always!
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Christy — thank you so much, friend 🙂
Beautiful patties! Do you really need a TV? I have never owned one 🙂
Daniela @ FoodrecipesHQ recently posted..Flat bread French Toast with Ricotta, Honey and Strawberries
Daniela — yes! firstly, the husband needs it for his news. we are foreigners in a foreign country, having access to breaking news is essential to us 🙂
I admire you for not owning a TV. I wouldn’t have enough courage to do so 🙂
OMG no Netflix what are you going to do ?? OK cook and take gorgeous photos, but surely there will be a Madmen sized gap in your life ?
The burgers look delicious ! Nice and light alternative to the traditional burger.
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Carolyn — hahaha! i can live without netflix. the breaking news and food channels are what I fear of missing the most 🙂
So so sorry about your blender and TV! My blender was broken just not long ago….when I was making my kids’ favorite smoothie! I hope the TV won’t explode on me any time soon.
On a lighter note, your Grilled lemongrass chicken burgers look divine. Yes, mango chutney sounds perfect with them. I totally agree on the “no ketchup” part as well! 🙂
Amy Tong recently posted..Lemonade Popsicles with Mixed Fruits
Amy — its so frustrating not having a blender. i miss my daily cool smoothies. need to remedy it soon 🙂
I can do with blender breaking down, but TV! I mean how am I suppose to kill my time without that. Yeah, that is coming from a food blogger, if you still consider me one. Please do. 😛
Sending prayers for your grill. 😉
Charul @ Tadka Masala recently posted..A little bit of everything cookies!
Charul — hahaha, i can total relate to your sentiments. thanks for the prayer 😉
It must be the week for appliance malfunctions Kiran! Argh, my camera is currently playing up. There’s a distinct rattle in the lens which is quite disconcerting. After the last blender broke my Ninja is hanging in there, thank goodness! The TV malfunction sounds kinda scary, you poor thing. These burgers do look incredibly comforting though. Delicious through and through (I love how food can make all the bad things a little more endurable!) xxx
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Laura — i hope there’s nothing wrong with your camera. fingers crossed! xo
Lovely pictures and I drool over
Cquek — thank you so much!
Oh no! Sorry to hear about your TV. I can’t think of a household appliance crapping out on me recently…*knock on wood!!*
Thank you for this fantastic recipe. I lovelovelove lemongrass, so I am just dying to try this out!
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Putputt — thanks and I hope you’d enjoy this recipe. do let me know how it tastes 🙂
These look incredible! I absolutely LOVE lemongrass, but I never thought to add it to burgers. Thanks for sharing!
Kelly Senyei | Just a Taste recently posted..Pineapple Chicken Fried Rice
Kelly — thank you so much and hope you’d enjoy it soon 🙂
Yikes, sorry to hear about your TV 🙁 But these burgers sound amazing! Love Thai flavors and especially lemongrass and I can imagine how fantastic these taste! Sounds incredible!
Kelly recently posted..Tofu Vegetable Stir-Fry with Thai Basil
Kelly — thanks dear. i guess, TV’s are no longer dependable these days. Those chunky yesteryear TV’s are so much more reliable and stand against time 🙂
Wow, Kiran! These look so scrumptious and perfect for backyard grilling, which we do a lot of lately. Lovely recipe!
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Georgia — thank you so much, sweet friend 🙂
Luckily you have a grill! (I cannot have one alas…). The burgers look and sound amazing. I love lemongrass and I can only imagine how it enriches the chicken ground meat. Wonderful idea I will certainly remember.
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Sissi — trust me, it’s a very old grill. so old, it’s often frustrating to operate it 😀
You should totally come to Berlin and just pick one from a street. Literally they lie on a street. I remember how confused I was to see it when I moved here, hahaha. But, to be honest, we don’t watch tv so I’ve never picked one up. And burgers look like a perfect summer treat.
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Marta — street TV’s?! wow 😀 anyways, i don’t think we would own a tv soon. it’ll be a while before we dip into our savings.
So sorry to hear about your TV! But at least you get to buy a new one 🙂 These burgers look suuuuuper tasty!
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Brandon — haha, thanks! it’ll be a while before we get a new TV. we’re still in the mourning stage 😀
So sorry about your blender and TV! I hope your grill holds out for a while, especially if you are inspired to create recipes like this! I love these flavors. We have been grilling like crazy – I am printing this off now 🙂
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Alyssa — thanks a lot sweetie. throw in a dysfunctional laptop and a broken cellphone. we have a lot to replace, and TV is definitely the last on our list. sigh 😀
Oh my – that tv fiasco would have scared me too!
Sidenote though – these burgers are amazing and as always, I adore your photography!!
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Kristen — thank you so much, friend 🙂
omg, i can’t live without tv.
it’s a good thing you have other passions – cooking and photography!
haha. 🙂
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Nisha — hahaha! i hope to survive 😉
Sorry to hear about your TV and your blender. I could almost do without either, but we do like to watch a movie on Friday nights, and doing that on a computer screen just wouldn’t be the same. And the blender we don’t use that much, but when you need it, you need it. Anyway, great looking burgers – nice, clean flavors. Really good stuff – thanks so much.
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John — awww, thanks so much. i can live without TV but not blender. we make a lot of smoothies and its not the same in a food processor 😉
Yikes! That would scare the bejesus outta me too. Your TV is possessed!!! And it’s a bummer too about the blender. 🙁 But these burgers sure look outstanding! I love the idea of mango chutney here with these flavors. Delicious and beautiful Kiran! 🙂
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Anne — hahaha! sounds like possessed ha 😀
Fantastic recipe – full of flavor – so glad to have found your blog – it’s gorgeous – very happy to follow:)
Mary x
Mary — thank you so much and hope you love it here 🙂
Oh no! Sorry to hear about your tv and blender. Is it a surge of electricity perhaps? I don’t know, perhaps I’m just making that up but I heard someone say that once.
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Lorraine — aww, thanks. it’s an awful situation. but i’m unsure if it’s a surge from the electricity because nothing else tripped and we had a good surge protector attached to the TV outlet anyways.
TV’s these days just doesn’t last as long as those huge and bulky tube TV’s we had those days 😀
I am jinxed too… Electronics don’t like me and I am the only one in the house who keep on getting electric shocks whenever I touch electronics and that included my laptop. I have to keep a cloth on it, you should see it Kiran! Recently our PS3 started to act weird as if it was cursed. It was switching around for no reason. We finally figured that it was one of the controllers (at least not the main unit!) So, I know how you feel Kiran, but luckily for us you came up with these unique grilled lemongrass chicken burgers. They are so gorgeous!
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Helene — awww, i’m so sorry for the static shocks you are experiencing. why don’t you guys do something about it? is the air very dry at your home? get a humidifier, it will help with all the static shocks.
Lemongrass paste & coconut cream in these burgers! YUM!!!!
Fantabulous idea!
I love burgers like these! Great pics too!
I am so so sorry to hear about your TV… 🙁
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Shashi — thank you so much!! the coconut cream definitely adds a lot of moistness into these burgers 🙂
Oooooooh! These burgers are fancy! Love them, K!
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Ashley — haha, thanks so much sweets 🙂
Everything happens in 3’s so let’s hope the grill isn’t next! Making these soon!
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Angie — yay, hope you enjoy it and do let me know how it tastes.
ps: in fact, 4s has happened. i’ll explain it someday 😉
I have to say that this is probably the best sounding burger I’ve heard of in a long time. I can’t wait to try your delicious sounding recipe. Yummy!
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Karen — yay! thank you so much, friend. and I hope you’d let me know how it tastes 🙂
What a cool burger recipe, I can almost feel the lemongrass flavours in my mouth 🙂
All of last year was spent with laptop woes, which was rather frustrating!
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Suchi — aww, so sorry about your laptop woes. hugs.
Beautiful & appetizing chicken burgers, Kiran! I must make them tonight because I have all the ingredients in the house! Ooh Yeah! Xxx
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Sophie — yay! thanks love and i hope you enjoyed it! let me know how it tastes 🙂
I love the flavors here, especially the lemon grass with the chicken makes it sound delicious. Gosh, sorry to hear about your bad luck with the appliances, I never realize how dependent I am on my electronics until they breakdown.
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Nik — thank you so much! i can live without TV, but can’t say the same about blender. we need our smoothie fix. soon 😀
LOL!!! That happened to me, too, about a year ago! Then we got a bigger, better TV set. ;-D
And what a way to bury those sorrows… LOVES IT!
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Kate — haha! thanks for the temptation 🙂
Love these lemongrass chicken burgers-they look so flavorful and delicious! Broken TV-bummer I hope you’re ok without one-maybe more reading !?
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Patty — thanks and lol, i can live without tv. just not without blender. we need our smoothie fix. soon 😀
Kiran this looks so good its unfair! I’m fasting.
Kulsum — thanks dear, and i hope you get to enjoy this soon. happy fasting 🙂
Lemongrass is one of my favorite ingredients and how wonderful to put it in chicken burgers! Love these Asian flavored burgers, Kiran!
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Nami — thanks dear and I can’t wait to check out your mango lassi popsicles 🙂
This looks and sounds unbelievably delicious, yum!
xx
Kelly
Kelly — thank you!!
I love this combo!! There is nothing better than chicken, lemongrass and cilantro mixed together. I cannot wait to try this this weekend!
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Ayu — thank you and yes, the combined flavors makes for the best burgers. let me know how it tastes 🙂