Tandoori Chicken with Cauliflower
Serving
4
Prep time
15 minutes
Cook time
35 minutes
What happens when you combine the taste of Indian and Greek cuisine? Tandoori Chicken with Cauliflower Skordalia, of course! This hearty, satisfying and oh so tasteful meal gets us every time.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 x 400g pack of The Meat Club Cage-Free Breast fillets
- 200g Natural Greek yoghurt
- 80g frozen peas
- 1 x large brown onion
Tandoori mix
- 40ml plain yogurt
- Juice of 1 lemon or lime
- 1tsp ginger paste
- 1tsp salt
- 1tsp cumin powder
- 2tsp coriander powder
- 1tsp chilli powder
- 1tsp garam masala
- 1/4tsp Turmeric powder
Skordalia (adapted from One Green Planet)
- 1 x medium head of cauliflower, base and leaves removed
- 4 x medium potatoes
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 4 large garlic cloves, finely minced
- Finely minced fresh herbs (optional)
- Salt and pepper
PREPARATION
- For the Tandoori, add yogurt, lemon juice, garlic paste and salt into a bowl
- Add cumin powder, garam masala, coriander powder and turmeric chilli powder, and mix to combine
- Clean chicken and pat dry, then cut into fleshy parts of the chicken
- Coat the chicken thoroughly in the tandoori marinade
- For the skordalia, ill a large pot with about 1 inch of water, placing a steamer basket inside
- Top first with potatoes and then with the cauliflower, cover with a lid and bring to a boil
- Once boiling, reduce heat and steam the cauliflower for about 15 minutes or until tender all the way through
- Remove the cauliflower and allow to cool
- Add an extra cup of water to the existing pot and once again cover with the lid
- Continue to steam the potatoes another 20 minutes until they are tender, then set aside until they are cool enough to handle
- Peel the potatoes, cut in quarters, and throw them into a mixing bowl along with the cauliflower, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and salt and pepper
- Using blender or mixer, purée the ingredients until mostly smooth, being sure not to blend too much
- Season with additional sea salt, pepper, and lemon to taste, and set aside
- Remove chicken from the fridge and heat oil in a char-grill pan or BBQ
- Clean onion, cut in half and char-grill, then follow with the chicken until cooked through
- Steam peas and blend through yoghurt
- To service, place the Skordalia in the centre of the plate, add charred onion then the onion, plus the pea yoghurt
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