TANDOORI-ISH CHICKEN WITH LIME-PICKLED CUCUMBER

Tandoori-ish chicken with lime-pickled cucumber image

Try our simplified version of tandoori chicken. The cucumber pickle shows how good a simple cucumber can be once dressed in salt, chilli and lime juice

Provided by Esther Clark

Categories Dinner

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 22

Ingredients

4 large or 8 small chicken thighs, skin-on and bone-in
700ml full-fat natural yogurt
4 large garlic cloves, grated
1 thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled and grated
1 heaped tbsp tomato purée
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp hot chilli powder
1½ tsp sweet smoked paprika
1 lemon, juiced
pilau rice, to serve
3 limes, juiced
1 tsp sugar
1 red chilli, finely chopped
1 large cucumber, halved, seeds removed and cut into half moons
½ small red onion, finely chopped
300ml Greek yogurt
½ tsp ground cumin
1 small bunch of coriander
1 small bunch of mint
pinch of sugar

Steps:

Slash the chicken with a sharp knife. Mix the yogurt, garlic, ginger, tomato purée, spices, lemon juice and 1½ tsp salt in a large bowl. Add the chicken, turn to coat, then cover and chill in the fridge overnight.
For the pickle, mix together the lime juice, sugar, chilli and 1 tsp salt, then toss with the cucumber and red onion. Chill until ready to use or up to 1 hr.
Blitz the yogurt, cumin and herbs with a pinch of salt until smooth. Chill until needed.
Shake off the excess marinade and put the chicken on a baking tray, reserving the marinade. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4, then once at temperature, change the setting and heat the grill to high. Grill the chicken, skin-side-up, for 10-15 mins or until beginning to blacken a little. Change the setting back to an oven heat of 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Transfer the chicken to a roasting tin, then brush with the reserved marinade and cook for 20 mins. Serve with the cucumber, yogurt, cucumber pickle and pilau rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 466 calories, Fat 23 grams fat, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 25 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 24 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 38 grams protein, Sodium 3.9 milligram of sodium