Name: Chicken tikka burgers
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 6 small chicken breasts; 6 burger buns (we used ciabatta); 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; 2 tomatoes chopped; 1 small red onion chopped; 1 green chilli chopped; 1 tsp tamarind pulp; 2 tbsp tomato ketchup; ½ cucumber sliced; 1 Little Gem lettuce shredded; small bunch mint leaves picked; 1 small red onion halved and finely sliced

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.