Lamb and Tomato Burgers

Difficulty Level: Medium Servings: 4 Cooktime: 40 Minutes Juicy patties made with lamb mince, freshly made tomato sauce and loads of herbs. Ingredients 1 medium onion chopped to a paste 1 1/2 tsp garlic paste Salt to taste Freshly ground pepper 25 gm butter 1/2 tsp oregano (optional)  1/2 kg skinned, de-seeded & chopped tomatoes 2 Tbsp fresh, soft bread crumbs 125 ml milk 2 Tbsp softened butter 4 Tbsp chopped parsley / coriander 2 finely chopped, deseeded green chillies (Optional) 1 egg 1/2 kg lean minced meat (Keema) To coat: Seasoned flour 1 tsp oil 1 Tbsp butter Method For the tomato sauce: Melt 25 gm butter.  Add onion paste & cook for 5 minutes.  Add garlic paste & continue cooking for 2 minutes more. Season well.  Add oregano & prepared tomatoes. Simmer until well reduced & very thick.  Set aside to cool.   For the patties: Soak breadcrumbs in milk for 10 minutes.  Squeeze out excess milk & add breadcrumbs to tomato mixture.  Mix raw mince with softened butter, herbs, egg & chillies. Add tomato mixture & beat well for 5 minutes.  Form 6-12 patties with mince.  Refrigerate for 20 minutes.  Mix flour, salt & pepper.  Coat each burger in seasoned flour.  Heat 1 tsp oil. Saute each burger for 5 minutes on each side.  Place cooked patties in the centre of split, buttered buns and serve with sauces of your choice.