Chicken Tikka Skewers with Sweet Potato Sabji

Name: Chicken Tikka Skewers with Sweet Potato Sabji
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 4 tbsp milk kefir or natural yoghurt; 4 tbsp milk kefir or natural yoghurt; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 2.5 cm piece of fresh root ginger, chopped; 2 mild fresh green chillies, roughly chopped; 2 tbsp cream; 5 green cardamoms, cracked for seeds only; 1 tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp grated nutmeg; 25 g mature Cheddar cheese, grated; 4 tbsp melted butter; 675 g boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into 2 cm pieces; 675 g boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into 2 cm pieces; 675 g boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into 2 cm pieces; 1 tbsp rapeseed oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 courgette, cut into 2 cm cubes; 1 large sweet potato, cut into 3cm cubes; 50 g frozen peas; 2 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp freshly grated root ginger; 1 tbsp crushed roasted peanuts; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; boiled basmati rice; spiced mango chutney; fresh coriander sprigs

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

Neven Maguire's Midweek Meals

By Neven Maguire

Published 2020

About

Authentic chicken tikka is traditionally cooked in a tandoor, or clay oven, but I think you can get some good results under the grill or a barbecue would also work well. The cheese is my secret ingredient that adds a pleasant creaminess to the dish. I’ve served it with a dry sweet potato curry that helps to ensure you get plenty of veg.

Ingredients

4 tbsp milk kefir or natural yoghurt
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2.5 cm

Method

Place the kefir or yoghurt in a NutriBullet or small food processor with the garlic, ginger, chillies, cream, oil, cardamom seeds, cumin, nutmeg, Cheddar and half of the butter. Season generously and blitz to a smooth paste. Pour over the chicken and stir to coat. Marinate for at least 1 hour but overnight is even better.

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