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Chicken kofta kebabs recipe

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In partnership with The Tesco Recipes team

These chicken kofta kebabs are flavoured with lemon, garlic, chilli and coriander, and are delicious loaded into pittas with charred corn salsa and quick-pickled onions. This dish makes a healthy fakeaway treat or tasty midweek meal. See method

Serves 4
Takes 45 mins
452 calories / serving
Freezable
Healthy

Ingredients

2 red onions, 1 thinly sliced, 1 grated
2 lemons, zested and juiced
2 tbsp vegetable oil, plus extra for greasing
200g frozen sweetcorn
100g cherry tomatoes, quartered
1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
10g fresh coriander, finely chopped
3 large garlic cloves, crushed
500g pack 5% fat chicken mince
½ cucumber, coarsely grated
100g low-fat natural yogurt
4 wholemeal pitta breads, toasted and split

2 of your 5-a-day and high in protein

Each serving contains

Energy
1895kj
452kcal 23%
Fat
17g 24%
Saturates
3g 14%
Sugars
10g 11%
Salt
0.7g 11%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 36.4g Protein 33.6g Fibre 8.6g

Method

Preheat the grill to high. Toss the sliced onions with half the lemon juice and a pinch of salt; pickle for 30 mins before draining.
Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan over a high heat. Cook the sweetcorn for 8-10 mins until lightly charred. Cool in a bowl, then mix in half the remaining lemon juice, the tomatoes, half the chilli and coriander.
Mix half the lemon zest, the grated onion, 2½ garlic cloves, mince and the remaining chilli and coriander until combined. Shape into 12 even koftas; roughly 10cm long. Transfer to a lightly greased baking tray; drizzle with the remaining oil and grill for 10-12 mins, draining halfway through, until golden and cooked through.
Mix together the cucumber, remaining garlic, lemon zest and juice, and all of the yogurt. Divide among the pittas before adding the koftas, pickled onion and sweetcorn salsa.

Freezing and defrosting guidelines

Freeze uncooked koftas only. In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.

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