There are more burger recipes than there are grains of sand on Oban beach, so this is my version of a gluten free recipe loved by young and old – beef burgers.
Rather Tasty Beef Burgers
4 teaspoons chickpea (gram) flour
450g minced beef
1 tablespoon whole coriander seeds plus 3/4 teaspoon whole cumin seeds, crushed in a mortar and pestle
1 finely chopped onion
optional – finely chopped fresh bird’s eye chillies
Put a heavy bottomed frying pan on a medium heat. Mix all ingredients in a bowl, using your (clean!) hands to get everything well combined.
Shape the mixture into about 6 flat patties, about 4 mm thick. Put a small amount of fat into the frying pan and cook the patties for about 2 minutes each side.
Serve the patties/burgers with salad and savoury rice, plus a glass of orange juice to help get the iron out of the beef and into your body.