Hi All,
Some great looking food on this thread.
I've been making these Chicken Tikka burgers/kebabs for a long time now and thought it was about time I cooked some and took some photos.
These are made with minced chicken (leg meat). Some tikka paste, fresh coriander, mix powder, salt and a mix of fresh garlic, green chillies, carrot.
I get this from the same Asian store where I get the chicken.
The garlic, chilli and carrot mix has gone through a fine mincing process (that sounds wrong) and kept in the fridge for a few hours. During this time a lot of water collects in the bottom of the bowl. The butcher then uses a slotted spoon and drains it before adding some to a plastic bag.
I use about 4 tablespoons of this mix to a kilo of minced chicken.
It is quite a sticky mix at this stage so I add a couple of tablespoons of bread crumbs.
Once everything is mixed I leave it for a couple of hours before making into 5 oz burgers.
I use a burger press to shape them and place on a plastic tray to freeze individually.
Once they are frozen they can then be bagged together without sticking together.
I cook them from frozen in a nonstick pan over a low heat turning only once after about 7-8 minutes of cooking.
These really do taste great and can be eaten as I have them in the photos or in burgers buns.
The fresh taste of the garlic and chillies is spot on.
Simple but delicious.
Cheers
Mick


