Chicken tikka burgers
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- plus 2-3 hours marinating
- Easy
- Serves 6
Ingredients
- 6 small chicken breasts
- 6 burger buns (we used ciabatta)
For the marinade
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 200g pot Greek yogurt
- thumb-sized piece ginger , very finely grated
- 4 garlic cloves , very finely grated or crushed
- 2 tbsp garam masala
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground cayenne pepper
- juice 1 lemon , plus wedges to serve
For the chutney
- 2 tomatoes , chopped
- 1 small red onion , chopped
- 1 green chilli , chopped
- 1 tsp tamarind pulp
- 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
For the salad
- ½ cucumber , sliced
- 1 Little Gem lettuce , shredded
- small bunch mint , leaves picked
- 1 small red onion , halved and finely sliced
Method
- STEP 1
Mix the marinade ingredients in a bowl. Open out each chicken breast and flatten slightly. Place the chicken in the marinade for at least 2-3 hrs. Meanwhile, mix the chutney ingredients together and set aside. (It will keep in the fridge overnight.)
- STEP 2
Heat the BBQ until the coals are ashen, then griddle the chicken for 4-5 mins on each side until cooked through. Toss the salad ingredients and place the chicken in the buns with the salad and spoonfuls of chutney. Serve with lemon wedges.