1# ground beef                        
2-3T butter (or Ghee)
1 onion, finely chopped
1T tumeric
2t black pepper
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 chiles, dried, finely chopped
2T Coriander, ground
1t ground Cumin

We use a food-processor to chop the onions - the larger they are, the harder it
is to keep the burgers from falling apart.  If using butter, you may want to
use a bit more and clarify it first.  (melt and remove the floating whitish
stuff.)  Fry the onion, garlic, chilis, in butter until browned.  Add tumeric,
pepper, toriander, and cumin.  Cook for 2-3 minutes.  Let cool for 5-10 min. 

WARNING!  You're about to add something warm to ground beef.  This is asking
for trouble if you don't cook your burgers through.  I usually do the prep
work before a BBQ, so there're a good couple hours of bacterial growth before
they go on the grill.  I'm not kidding: Rare Ghost Burgers are not a good
idea.

Mix onion/spice concoction with ground beef.  Form patties, grill.