Tandoori Chicken Salad with Smashed Cucumber

October 19, 2022

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This is a great dish for dinner or a starter and has all of the elements for hot, cold, sweet, sour, crunchy and soft to make it the perfect dish. A quick and easy dinner party dish as well. Cucumber is the star and contains vitamin K which helps blood clot and keep your bones healthy plus Vitamin A which helps with vision and your immune system.

Meal Type: Dinner
Recipe Type: Real Food
Serves: 6
Prep time: 00:20
Cook time: 00:20

Ingredients

  • 800 grams Chicken breast , cubed (1 lb 12 oz)
  • 100 milliliters Natural yoghurt (3.5 oz (U.S.))
  • 1 Lime, Juiced
  • 2 Garlic, cloves, Finely grated
  • 1 Fresh Ginger, 25mm grated
  • 15 grams Ground Coriander (0.5 oz)
  • 10 grams Ground Cumin (0.5 oz)
  • 5 grams Garam Masala (0 oz)
  • 5 grams Paprika, Smoked (0 oz)
  • 1 pinch or to taste Sea Salt
  • 1 Juice, lemon
  • 100 kilograms Butter, unsalted (220 lb 7.5 oz)
  • 1 Onion, Red, Finely sliced
  • 175 grams Gram flour (6 oz)
  • 1 teaspoon Chilli Poweder
  • 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 125 milliliters Water, Approx (4 oz (U.S.))
  • 2 Cucumber
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar
  • 2 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 2 teaspoon Chili Flakes
  • 1 Lime, Juice and Zest
  • 1 Mint, Fresh, Handful, chopped

Instructions

1. Combine the marinade ingredients, coat the chicken well, thread onto metal skewers and cover and chill for at least 2 hours
2. Grill for approx 12 mins, turning once, baste with the butter and lemon mix. Turn when golden.
3. To make the onion bhaji strings – mix with the onions with the flour, chilli powder, salt and just enough water to make a thickish paste

4. Deep fry small bits (not a full bhaji, just strings) for 5mins until golden
5. To make the cucumber salad– bash them with a rolling pin, put in a bowl with the rest of the ingredients and leave to chill for 20mins in the fridge
6. Serve the cucumber topped with chicken and onions, and top with natural yoghurt

Note: If you would like to make this vegetarian try substituing the chicken with cauliflower or chunky mushrooms.

Inspired by C4 Sunday Brunch.

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