Chicken Tikka Salad Recipe by Chef Zarnak Sidhwa

Chicken Tikka Salad Recipe by Chef Zarnak Sidhwa

Ingredients:

1. Boneless chicken – 1/2 kg
2. Thick yogurt – 4 tbsp
3. Red chilli paste – 1-1/2 tsp
4. Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
5. Almonds (blanched and roasted) – few
6. Salt – to taste
7. Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp
8. Lemon juice of – 1/2 lemon
9. Oil for grilling
10. Spring onion bulb (sliced) – 1
11. Fresh basil – 6-7 leaves
12. Fresh mint – 15-20 leaves
13. Iceberg – 4-5 leaves
14. Lettuce – few leaves

For Dressing:

1. Tomato juice – 1/3 cup
2. Mustard paste – 2 tsp
3. Balsamic vinegar – 1 tsp
4. Salt – to taste

Method:

• Take yogurt in a bowl add red chilli paste and ginger garlic paste.
• Add salt, garam masala and lemon juice to the yogurt and mix well.
• Add chicken pieces as well and set aside to marinate for 4 hours.
• Heat oil, place marinated chicken pieces and grill till the chicken is fully cooked.
• To make salad, mix spring onions with chopped basil leaves and mint leaves.
• Tear lceberg and lettuce leaves and add to make dressing.
• Put tomato juice in a bowl, add mustard paste balsamic vinegar, salt, olive oil and crushed
• peppercorns and mix well.
• Remove chicken tikka from heat and cut further in to smaller pieces.
• Add dressing and some chicken pieces to the salad and toss well.
• Transfer the salad to a serving plate.
• Garnish with remaining chicken pieces and toasted almonds and serve immediately.