Tavuklu BADADEZ (Patates) Kıbrıs Köftesi: Chicken & Potato Cypriot Style Meatballs. If you do one thing this weekend, please make these - I’ve given you three cooking methods; air fryer, oven and fried. #PleaseMakeIt INGREDIENTS: 500g cyprus / white potatoes, peeled 2 medium brown onions, coarsely grated / finely chopped in the food processor 1 large egg 100g white bread, blitzed in food processor to fine breadcrumbs (I use GF) 500g chicken thigh fillets, blitzed in food processor until mince-like 50g fresh flat leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped / blitzed in food processor 1 tbsp dried mint 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp smoked paprika 2 tsp pul biber 1 tsp fine sea salt 1 tsp coarse black pepper METHOD: Finely grate potatoes into a medium-sized bowl and squeeze liquid out of the potatoes, but do not throw liquid away. Add the strained grated potato to a large bowl then whisk the egg into the reserved starchy potato liquid in the medium bowl. Add the breadcrumbs to the liquid and stir so they are soaked and swell up. This will keep the insides of the köfte lovely and soft once cooked. Add all the ingredients to the large bowl with the grated potatoes in and mix really well until fully combined. If you have time, refrigerate for 30 mins to firm up to make them easier to shape. Using wet hands (to prevent mixture from sticking to them), form into 40 flattened rugby ball shaped patties. AIR FRY: Brush each köfte with a little olive oil and cook at 190c fan for 15-18 mins, turning halfway through. The internal temperature of the cooked köfte should be 80c. OVEN BAKE: Place on greased baking tray, brush with a little olive oil and bake in a preheated oven on the top rack at 190c fan / 210c for 20-22 minutes, until browned on both sides and cooked through, turning halfway though. Internal temperature of cooked köfte is 80c. FRY: Fry for 6-7 minutes in enough light olive oil / sunflower oil at 170c so that köfte are fully coated in the oil until browned all over, and internal temperature of cooked köfte is 80c. *I use a food thermometer (cooked chicken is safe to eat at 74c but I go for a few degrees higher at 80c with these due to the addition of potatoes and breadcrumbs in the mixture). #MelizCooks #köfte #meatballs #potatoes #potato #chicken #friedchicken #airfryer