Tandoori Chicken with Pilaf Rice, simply cooked over the coals! Another great BBQ dish, served with flavoursome pilau rice and mint chutney!
Ingreadient :
4 chicken breasts, slashed
400g thick Greek yoghurt
5g ground coriander
1 tsp turmeric
10g mild red chilli powder
5g chaat masala
Pinch saffron
5g garam masala
5g ground cardamom
1 tbsp ginger paste
1 tbsp garlic paste
15ml vegetable oil
200g basmati rice
½ tsp cumin seeds
1 cinnamon stick
½ tsp turmeric
2 cloves
4 cardamom pods, crushed
1 bay leaf
500ml water
25g butter
Optional – fresh curry leaves
1 bunch mint leaves
1 bunch coriander
4 cloves garlic
2 green chillies
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp water
1 lemon, juice
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp salt
3 tbsp water
1 tsp asafoetida
Few sprigs of mint and coriander, chopped
Direction :
Mix all the spices together with the yoghurt, cover the chicken in this marinade, cover in cling and pop in the fridge overnight.
Heat a tandoor until hot, place the chicken on skewers, then place in the tandoor for 10 minutes until it’s charred.
Blitz all the ingredients together for the chutney.
For the pilaf rice, fry the onion in the oil and cook for 10 minutes. Add the spices, rice and 500ml water, cover in a cartouche or a lid, and cook for 20 minutes.
Remove the cartouche and dot the pilaf with butter.