Tasty Tandoori Grilled Chicken with a Twist

Tasty Tandoori Grilled Chicken with a Twist. Subtle Indian flavours accented with a fresh peach salsa. A perfect meal for the whole family.

Tasty Tandoori Grilled Chicken with a Twist

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From pizza to cheesecake to the cream in your morning coffee, it’s hard to think of a more versatile food group. Not to mention delicious, nutritious, part of a balanced, healthy-eating lifestyle.

Tasty Tandoori Grilled Chicken with a Twist

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Tasty Tandoori Grilled Chicken with a Twist ingredients for marinade.

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I was lucky enough to get a preview copy. It’s chock full of 19 recipes that focus on local sustainable foods and the goodness of 100% Canadian Milk.

My contribution.

I was asked to share with you an incredibly tasty dish, featured this July in the calendar. Surely, I must have been given this recipe to highlight because of my well established love of my back yard grill. Also, my never ending obsession with fresh summer peaches.

Yogurt helps tenderize the meat as it marinates.

There certainly are no shortage of peach recipes, grilling recipes or Indian cuisine inspired recipes on this blog. This beautifully presented, tandoori spiced and yogurt marinated grilled chicken with peach salsa was perfectly suited to our family’s tastes!

Included with the 19 delicious recipes in the Milk Calendar are valuable cooking & entertaining tips. There are also creative recipe variations, as well as helpful food pairings. 

Tasty Tandoori Grilled Chicken with a Twist

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I’ve long advocated getting the whole family involved in meal planning and preparation. It’s the best way of developing valuable skills and encouraging healthy eating habits.

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Tasty Tandoori Grilled Chicken with a Twist ingredients for peach salsa.

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Tasty Tandoori Grilled Chicken with a Twist

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Tasty Tandoori Grilled Chicken with a Twist. Subtle Indian flavours accented with a fresh peach salsa. A perfect meal for the whole family.

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Ingredients

Marinade

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• ¾ cup 175 mL plain yogurt
• 1½ tsp 7 mL garam masala spice
• ½ tsp 2 mL turmeric
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tbsp 15 mL finely grated ginger
• ¼ tsp 1 mL salt
• Freshly ground pepper

Chicken

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• 1 1/2 lb 750 g boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• ¼ tsp 1 mL each, salt and cayenne pepper
• 3 tbsp 45 mL lemon juice, about 1 lemon

Peach Salsa

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• 2 peaches pitted and cut into ½-inch (1 cm) pieces
• 2 tbsp 30 mL finely chopped red pepper
• ¼ tsp 1 mL each, hot red chili flakes and salt
• 2 tbsp 30 mL finely chopped red onion
• 2 tbsp 30 mL lime juice
• 1 tbsp 15 mL finely chopped fresh coriander

Instructions

Marinade

1. In a medium bowl, stir yogurt with garam masala, turmeric, garlic, ginger, salt and pepper.

Chicken:

1. Place chicken in a dish just large enough to hold it. Using a sharp knife, make a few shallow slashes in each piece of chicken to allow marinade to penetrate.
2. Sprinkle with salt and cayenne. Sprinkle lemon juice over chicken, trying to get it into slashes.
3. Pour yogurt marinade over chicken, turning to coat.
4. Cover, refrigerate and marinate for at least 2 hours, but preferably overnight.

Peach Salsa

1. Place chopped peaches in a bowl along with red pepper, onion, chili flakes and salt; stir.
2. Add lime juice and coriander. Refrigerate if not using right away.
3. Grease grill and preheat barbecue to medium-high.
4. Remove chicken from yogurt mixture, leaving any yogurt clinging to it. Place on grill.
5. Barbecue for 10 to 13 min, turning occasionally, brushing frequently with leftover marinade and moving to a cooler side of grill if needed, until chicken is cooked through.
6. Serve with peach salsa.

Notes

Allow an additional 2 hours for marinating time.

Cooking Tip: Try chicken thighs for an economical change of pace in this recipe. Variation: Instead of peaches, use nectarines, and try mint instead of coriander. Kids Tip: Eliminate the chili flakes from the salsa. Per serving: Energy: 222 Calories Protein: 32 g Carbohydrate: 14 g Fat: 4 g Fibre: 1.7 g Sodium: 438 mg Calcium: 104 mg

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1 g
Amount Per Serving Calories 345Total Fat 7gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 145mgSodium 323mgCarbohydrates 14gFiber 3gSugar 9gProtein 55g

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

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