From the hills or the plains, recipes from different regions of India are always lip-smacking… And when they feature chicken, there’s forever reason to celebrate!
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Chicken curry and chicken masala are of course delectable. However, try something new with these recipes for Pahadi chicken tikka quesadilla and Chettinadu chicken roast with salad, and celebrate a global-coming-together-of ingredients right in your kitchen, while savouring the taste of India too.
Mint Pahadi Chicken Tikka Quesadilla
Ingredients
- As Chefs Cook Minty Pahadi Chicken Tikka Masala
- As Chefs Cook The Spicy Mint Chutney
- Chicken leg: 500 gms
- Ghee or oil: 60 ml
Method
- Take 500 gms of chicken legs and cut into small pieces. Set aside in a bowl for marination.
- For 500 gms of chicken, you need half a bottle or 100 gms of As Chefs Cook Minty Pahadi Chicken Tikka Masala. Add the marinade to the chicken and mix well.
- Cover the bowl with cling wrap and let it rest for two hours.
- Line a baking tray with aluminium foil and brush it lightly with oil.
- Now take the marinated chicken and skewer it in skewers or satay sticks. Line the skewered chicken on the aluminium foil.
- Pre-heat the oven at 220 degrees Celsius and bake the chicken tikka for five minutes.
- After five minutes, remove the tray containing the tikkas and drizzle oil on them. After this, cook them again in the oven for another five minutes.
- After five minutes, remove the tray from the oven and drizzle some oil on the tikkas again to give them a shine.
- Now remove the tikkas from the skewers with the help of a fork.
- Serve hot with As Chefs Cook The Spicy Mint Chutney.
You can also make quesadillas out of the chicken tikkas.
For the Quesadilla
- As Chefs Cook The Tangy Tomato Chutney
- Chapatis or Pitas: 2 nos.
- Cheese: 50 gms
- Chicken tikka chopped roughly
- Microgreens for garnish
Method
- Apply the Tangy Tomato Chutney on both chapatis.
- Place chopped chicken tikka on the chapati and sprinkle lots of cheese. Now place the other chapati (also applied with chutney) over this and press slightly.
- Grill both sides of the chapatis evenly on a grill pan drizzled with oil till the cheese has melted and the fillings have come together. Once you get even grill marks on both sides, remove from heat.
- Cut into quarters and serve hot with As Chefs Cook The Tangy Tomato Chutney.
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Chettinad Roast Chicken Breast with Salad
Ingredients
- As Chefs Cook Chettinad Tikka Masala
- As Chefs Cook The Sweet Date and Tamarind Chutney
- Chicken breast: 300 gms
- Olive oil
- Mixed greens
- Broccoli
- Tomatoes
- Basil leaves
- Olives
Method
- Pierce the chicken breasts gently with a fork or skewer so that it absorbs the marinade well.
- Add the marinade to the chicken breasts and mix well in a bowl. Cover the bowl with a cling wrap and rest for two hours.
- Add some olive oil to a grill pan and heat it.
- Before roasting the chicken turn the flame to low and place the chicken on the grill pan. Cook evenly on both sides adding a spoon of butter and basting the chicken as you cook it. Slow cook for a few minutes.
- Rest the roasted chicken for a bit. In the meantime, grill tomatoes and sauté some broccoli and season them with a little salt and pepper. Set aside for plating.
- Next, toast some garlic bread in a pan drizzled with olive oil. Toast evenly on both sides.
- Plate the roasted chicken with grilled vegetables and toasted garlic bread and drizzle some olive oil. Serve hot.
Alternatively, you can also make a quick salad with the roasted chicken.
For the salad
- In a bowl take some fresh mixed greens. Add olives and dress the salad with As Chefs Cook The Sweet Date and Tamarind Chutney.
- Season the salad lightly and drizzle some olive oil.
- Slice the Chettinad chicken breast evenly and carefully place it on the salad.
- Garnish with some finely chopped parsley and grilled tomatoes.
- Your salad is ready to be served.
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