Tuesday, 31 August 2021

Tandoori Chicken

 


Tandoori Chicken

This is a delicious recipe.

The chicken is marinated overnight to infuse the spices. It goes really well with a nice salad and a yogurt & mint raita.


Ingredients:

4-6 chicken thighs (bone in, skin removed). 

1 tblsp cooking oil

Juice from 1 lemon

3 or 4 Garlic cloves

2cm piece of grated Ginger

1 Green chilli chopped

200ml of Greek style Yogurt

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp Garam Masala

1 tsp Cumin seeds crushed

1 tblsp Red Kashmiri Chilli powder

1 tblsp Dried Fenugreek leaves. 


Method:

Slash the chicken a couple of times down to the bone. 

Blend or pound the Garlic, Ginger and Green Chilli to a pulp. 

Put the chicken in a large bowl and mix in the Garlic, Chilli and ginger mix. 

Now stir in the Lemon Juice and Cooking Oil. 

In a separate bowl mix the yogurt with all the other ingredients. 

Add this mixture to the Chicken and mix well using your hands. 

Once mixed, cover with cling film and refrigerate overnight or for a minimum of 2 hours. 

Next, place under a hot grill and cook, turning occasionally, allowing to blacken slightly to give that authentic charred look. 

Make sure the Chicken is cooked right through and juices run clear. 

Enjoy! 

Tuesday, 10 August 2021

Healthy Ham and Cheese Salad

 


Healthy Ham & Cheese Salad

Serves 1.


Nice and easy, healthy lunch with a touch of the Mediterranean. 


Ingredients

1 little gem lettuce torn into pieces

3 Cherry Tomatoes halved

2 Spring Onions chopped

¼ of a Cucumber cut into chunks 

30g Hard Cheese (Cheddar or similar) cubed. 

3 slices of Ham cut into strips

A small handful of Pumpkin Seeds

4 or 5 Green Olives halved

Juice of half a Lemon

1 Tblsp Olive Oil 

3 Tinned Anchovies cut into pieces

Salt & Pepper to taste


Method

Spread the salad ingredients on a plate

Layer with ham and cheese

Mix the lemon juice and olive oil and drizzle over the top. 

Finally top with Anchovies, Olives and pumpkin Seeds

Season well and enjoy!