THAI CHICKEN CAKES WITH SWEET CHILLI SAUCE

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A light and healthy supper that's a great variation on the chicken theme. Works well as a starter or a main - just serve with sweet chilli sauce.

Provided by James Martin

Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Supper

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 8

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Ingredients

2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 175g), cubed
1 garlic clove , roughly chopped
small piece fresh root ginger , peeled and roughly chopped
1 small onion , roughly chopped
4 tbsp fresh coriander , plus a few sprigs to garnish
1 green chilli , seeded and roughly chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
sweet chilli sauce , lime wedges, shredded spring onion and red chilli, to serve

Steps:

Toss the chicken, garlic, ginger, onion, coriander and chilli into a food processor and season well. Blitz until the chicken is finely ground and everything is well mixed. Use your hands to shape six small cakes.
Heat the oil in a frying pan, then fry the cakes over a medium heat for about 6-8 mins, turning once. Serve hot, with sweet chilli sauce, lime wedges, coriander, shredded spring onion and red chilli.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 306 calories, Fat 13 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 4 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 43 grams protein, Sodium 0.28 milligram of sodium