Last week I was experimenting in the kitchen and I came up with a finger-licking good recipe that I even surprised myself! It is an excellent treat for lunch or as a light dinner in summer. What about Middle Eastern spiced chicken patties in spiced fried wraps, topped with a mango salsa and garlic sauce?
Matched with a salad, fries or couscous it would also qualify as a full dinner I think, depending on how much you eat. First I made Mid Eastern spiced chicken patties from ground chicken. Once those were finished I wanted to complement them with a salsa so I mixed mango, pickled red onions, avocado, and coriander. While I was contemplating what to serve it with, a package of mexican wraps caught my eye. What if I season them and fry them, I thought. And so I did! The flavours are awesome, and I love the crunch of the wrap, with the sweet and sour salsa and spicy patties. To give it a bit more moisture, I mixed a garlic sauce with mint, but I bet it would also be great with a fresh yogurt sauce with mint. (For the complete recipe, scroll down)
For the chicken patties (10 pieces) you’ll need:
- 300 gr ground chicken
- 1 large mashed potato for firmness
- 1 tbs of fresh chopped coriander
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
- pinch of salt and black pepper
- 4 tsp ground cumin
- 4 tsp Laos (Galangal) Powder
- 4 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1 tsp crushed ginger
- 2 crushed dried chilli peppers
- tbsp almond slivers
- bread crumbs
- olive oil
- a skillet
Directions
- Mix all of the ingredients and make small balls
- Flatten the balls into patties and cover them with bread crumbs
- Bake them golden brown in olive oil in a skillet
For the salsa you’ll need:
- 1/2 mango
- 1/2 avocado
- tbsp of pickled red onions, chopped (available canned in stores e.g Kesebeke, or make your own with vinegar, sugar and boiled water and let it steep for a night)
- chopped coriander
- almond slivers
For the spiced wraps you’ll need
- small mexican wraps
- olive oil
- kurkuma powder
- ground cumin powder
- ground red bell pepper powder
- a frying pan
Directions
- Brush both sides of a wrap with olive oil (this is to make the spices stick)
- Then season both sides with the 3 spices
- Heat the pan and add a little bit of olive oil in the frying pan
- Fry the wraps both sides on medium low heat
- Put them on a piece of kitchen towel to discard excess grease
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