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Tandoori chicken with roasted chickpea salad

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Tandoori chicken with roasted chickpea salad. (PHOTO: Magazine Features)
Tandoori chicken with roasted chickpea salad. (PHOTO: Magazine Features)
Prep Time: 20min
Servings: 4
Cooking Time: 20min
Ingredients
  • 180ml - low-fat natural Greek-style yoghurt
  • 1Tbs - fresh ginger, finely grated
  • 6 - garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1Tbs - tandoori paste
  • 1tsp - garam masala
  • 2tsp - ground cumin
  • 1tsp - ground coriander
  • 1 - fresh long red chilli, coarsely chopped
  • 2tsp - grated fresh turmeric
  • 600g - chicken fillets
  • - SALAD
  • 400g - salt-reduced chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 - red onion, cut into wedges
  • 15ml - extra virgin olive oil
  • 2tsp - garam masala
  • 160g - baby spinach leaves
  • ½c - coriander leaves
  • 30ml - lemon juice
  • - freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 - lemon, cut into wedges
Method

1 Blend or process the yoghurt, ginger, garlic, tandoori paste, spices, chilli and turmeric until smooth.

2 Place the chicken in a large zip-lock bag. Pour the yoghurt marinade over and massage into the chicken. Make sure it’s covered all over. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

3 Salad Preheat the oven to 200°C. Grease and line a large oven tray. Combine the chickpeas, onion, oil and garam masala in a medium bowl. Spread on the prepared tray and roast for 20 minutes or until the chickpeas are golden and the onion is tender. Leave to cool.

4 Transfer chickpeas and onion to a large bowl. Add the spinach, coriander and lemon juice. Season with pepper.

5 Heat a grill pan on high heat. Cook the chicken on the grill, covered to stop it from drying out. Cook for 5 minutes per side or until grill marks appear and the chicken is cooked through. Cover with foil and allow to rest for 5 minutes.

6 Add the chicken pieces to the chickpea salad, and season. Serve with lemon wedges. 

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