Chicken tikka burger

Follow these easy steps to make the perfect Chicken tikka burger

You know you are desi when you try to desi-fy almost each of your favourite food. I mean, when your desi taste buds are so used to eating spicy food, you don’t want to settle for a drab grilled chicken with salt and pepper. No, you deserve much more than that! This is why I came up with this extremely easy and quick recipe.

Ingredients

Chicken breast – 2

Chicken tikka masala – to taste (the more, the merrier)

Lettuce – chopped

Cucumber slices – four per burger

Mayonnaise – to line the buns

Cheddar cheese – one per burger

Oil – for marinade and for grilling

Method

Take two chicken breasts, cover them with parchment paper and pound with a meat tenderizer. This will open up the grain a bit, so flavour gets distributed evenly throughout the chicken. Now, in a mixing bowl, add chicken and chicken tikka masala, drizzle some oil over it and marinate for at least two hours.

Fry the chicken on a grill pan (grill pan is optional). Then add a slice of cheddar on each breast and cover with a lid. Let the steam build inside and melt the cheese all over the chicken. This adds so much flavour as opposed to adding a cheese slice while assembling the burger.

Now, line the buns with mayonnaise, and place some cucumber slices on it. Then add the chicken and chopped lettuce. Cover with the other half of the bun lined with mayonnaise. Serve with fries or your choice of slaw. Happy eating!

Mommy in the Kitchen is run by Sidra Moiz Khan, who juggles her pan and baby by the day and curates a food blog by the night. Follow her Facebook page for more recipes.