I love this recipe! Totally not your traditional chicken dinner. This meal offers a complete food indulgence experience. How this recipe holds up under all of the flavors, I do not know! It is spicy, and at the same time refreshing. Warm and at the same time cool. It has so much going on, but yet, it's not too much. As you can tell it's kind of hard to put into words, but all I can say is this is one of the most original things I have ever had the opportunity to make. I don't even know what to compare it to. All I've got to say is, this chicken is an explosion of flavors at the end of a fork. One of those things that you gotta try to understand, so do! You won't regret it! Oh, and one more thing, it's low calorie!! Tastes great and your not going to feel guilty for eating it. Gotta love it.
Ingredients
- 8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 2 1/2 pounds)
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 small red onion, roughly chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed
- 1 2-inch piece ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
- 4 teaspoons tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 3/4 teaspoons hot paprika
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- Cooked rice, for serving (optional)
Directions
Preheat the broiler. Make shallow cuts in the chicken thighs with a sharp knife. Toss the chicken with the lemon juice and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt in a large bowl.
Pulse 2 tablespoons yogurt, the vegetable oil, onion, garlic, ginger, tomato paste, coriander, cumin, 1 1/2 teaspoon paprika and 1/2 teaspoon salte in a food processor to make a paste.
Toss the chicken in the mixture and let marinate 15 minutes. Place the chicken on a foil-lined broiler pan. Broil, turning once, until slightly charred and a thermometer inserted into the center registers 165 degrees, 5 to 6 minutes per side.
Meanwhile, combine the remaining 1/2 cup yogurt and 1/4 teaspoon paprika, the cilantro and pinch of salt in a bowl. Top the chicken with the yogurt sauce and serve with rice, if desired.
Recipe from Food Network's Great Easy Meals
Explosion of flavor on the end of a fork, indeed! I love all the complex flavors of Indian food--it's my hands-down favorite "ethnic" cuisine. This looks fantastic! :) (this is @onlinepastrychf from twitter--your comments don't give me an option for name/URL :(
ReplyDeleteThis is a great recipe! My fiance and I enjoyed every bite and the leftovers. :) This will become a regular recipe for us and I have shared with friends. Thank you for this easy but delicious dish!!
ReplyDeleteStephanie- Thank you!! I'm so glad you guys liked it! And thank you so much for the comment and the positive feedback :)
ReplyDeleteUm.... WOW! I have never posted a comment on a cooking blog before, and I frequent quite a few... This was easy, quick and delicious! The flavors went beautifully together, I added a little more heat and it was wonderful! I can't wait to eat the leftovers. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDelete@Anonymous I love this recipe too!! It's one of my favorites :) Thanks for commenting and so glad you liked it!!
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