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Tikka chicken skewers with tomato salad, rice & yogurt

Tikka chicken skewers with tomato salad, rice & yogurt

Who doesn’t like to eat things on sticks – and with a dipping sauce too? For extra colour, add a few cherry tomatoes or chunks of mango on the side.

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Gluten freeHealthyLow in saturated fat1 of your 5 a day
  • Serves4
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare10 mins
  • Cook15 mins
  • Total time25 mins
  • Plussoaking

Ingredients

  • 200g Essential Basmati Rice
  • 60g tikka masala paste
  • 150g natural yogurt
  • 8 skinless and boneless slower reared chicken thigh fillets, cut into chunks
  • 3 large Essential Tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 small red onion, finely sliced
  • 1 green chilli, finely chopped (deseeded if liked)
  • 25g pack coriander, roughly chopped
  • 1 lemon, juice

Method

  1. Preheat the grill to high and soak 8 wooden skewers in cold water, or use metal ones. Line a baking tray with foil. Rinse the rice until the water runs clear, then cook according to pack instructions. Put the tikka masala paste in a large bowl and combine with 50g yogurt. Add the chicken and mix until thoroughly coated. marinade in a large bowl and combine with 50g yogurt. Add the chicken and mix until thoroughly coated.

  2. Thread the chicken onto the skewers, put onto the tray and grill for 15 minutes, turning halfway, or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked, the juices run clear and there is no pink meat.

  3. Meanwhile, make the salad by combining the tomatoes, onion, chilli, coriander and lemon juice. Season and serve alongside the chicken skewers with the rice and remaining yogurt.

Cook’s tip

To mellow the taste of raw red onion, put the slices in a bowl and cover with cold water. Soak for 10 minutes before draining and adding to the salad.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

1,561kJ/ 370kcals

Fat

7g

Saturated Fat

2.2g

Carbohydrates

32.1g

Sugars

7.3g

Fibre

2.3g

Protein

43.4g

Salt

1.2g

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