Punjabi-Style Chicken Tikka with Charred Pepper Salad
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Ingredients
- 650 g chicken breast fillets, diced
- 150 g natural yoghurt
- 4 garlic cloves
- 15 g fresh ginger, grated
- 2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 0.5 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 red pepper, sliced
- 1 yellow pepper, sliced
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 10 g fresh coriander, chopped
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 341 kcal
- Protein
- 41.6 g
- Carbohydrate
- 13.4 g
- of which sugars
- 9.7 g
- Fat
- 12.6 g
- of which saturates
- 2.4 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
- Salt
- 0.33 g
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Method
- 1
Mix the chicken with the natural yoghurt, garlic, ginger, kashmiri chilli powder, garam masala, ground turmeric and half the lemon juice, and marinate for at least 30 minutes.
- 2
Thread the chicken onto skewers and grill under a hot oven grill or on a griddle for 12-14 minutes, turning, until charred in places and cooked through with no pink remaining and the juices running clear.
- 3
Meanwhile, toss the red pepper, yellow pepper and red onion with the vegetable oil and griddle or grill for 6-8 minutes until softened and charred at the edges.
- 4
Toss the charred vegetables with the remaining lemon juice and the chopped coriander.
- 5
Serve the chicken tikka on top of the charred pepper salad with rice.

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