Chapli Kabab Inspired Smash Burger

Name: Chapli Kabab Inspired Smash Burger
Cuisine: Indian-American
Ingredients: 1 pound of Crescent Foods Ground Beef; 1 small onion; 1 small tomato; 1 serrano or 2-3 Thai chili peppers; 3-4 Garlic; 2 teaspoon grated ginger; 1/4 head of cilantro; 2 teaspoons cumin; 3 teaspoons coriander; 2 teaspoons ajwain or carraway; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoon cayenne; 1/2 teaspoon garam masala; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric; 2 tablespoons ketchup; 2 tablespoons mayo; 1 tablespoon Spicy Mustard; 1/2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; Cilantro; Lime juice; Serrano or Thai chili Pepper; Water; Salt; Pepper; Brioche Buns; American Cheese; Tamarind Chutney; Onions- Thin slices

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Ingredients

1 pound of Crescent Foods Ground Beef
1 small onion
1 small tomato
1 serrano or 2-3 Thai chili peppers
3-4 Garlic
2 teaspoon grated ginger
1/4 head of cilantro

Whole spices:

2 teaspoons cumin
3 teaspoons coriander
2 teaspoons ajwain or carraway

Ground Spices:

1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon turmeric

For the Sauce:

2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons mayo
1 tablespoon Spicy Mustard
1/2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

For Green Chutney

Cilantro
Lime juice
Serrano or Thai chili Pepper
Water

Assembly Ingredients:

Salt
Pepper
Brioche Buns
American Cheese
Tamarind Chutney
Onions- Thin slices

Directions

Cut all vegetables into fine dice and combine. Toast whole spices on the pan until slightly warm. Crush spices into a coarse grind. Combine ground meat and all spices. Try to work the beef as little as possible. Do not add salt at this time.
To make the sauce. Make a quick green chutney with all ingredients listed to your liking. Combine all sauce ingredients and add enough green chutney to keep a slightly runny sauce.
Toasts brioche buns in butter until bottoms are golden brown.
Form ground meat mixture into loose balls (3 oz each). Heat up a cast iron griddle or heavy bottom pan to the highest temperature. Prepare buns with sauce and thinly sliced onions
Prepare 2 meatballs on a griddle and use heavyweight and flat spatula to smash meat into a thin burger patty. Salt and pepper burger. After 2 minutes flip patty and top 1 with American Cheese. After the cheese melts 1-2 minutes, move patties on the buns.