Spiced Chicken Skewers with Curried Yoghurt

Spiced Chicken Skewers with Curried Yoghurt

Ready in 35 minutes Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Gluten Free (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, February 11, 2018.

Make sure all the chicken touches the pan to cook through evenly. Use a spatula or fish slice to gently press chicken down while cooking. Alternatively, use BBQ to cook chicken for 2-3 minutes on all four sides.


Ingredients

Veggie Rice

  • 1 cup jasmine rice
  • 1½ cups water
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 250g frozen peas
  • 1 capsicum
  • ½ telegraph cucumber

Spiced Chicken Skewers

  • 550g chicken breasts
  • 2 teaspoons chicken skewer spice mix
  • 10 bamboo skewers

Curried Yoghurt

  • 150g yoghurt
  • ½ teaspoon mild curry powder
  • 2 teaspoons GF sweet chilli sauce
  • 1 teaspoon GF vinegar (e.g. white wine, red wine)
  • 1 tablespoon GF mayonnaise

Dressing

  • 1½ tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon GF mustard (e.g. Dijon, wholegrain)
  • 1½ tablespoons GF vinegar (e.g. white wine, red wine)
  • ½ teaspoon honey

Steps

  1. Bring a small pot of salted water to the boil. Preheat BBQ hot plate or grill to medium-high (if using). Soak your skewers in water for 5 minutes. Combine rice, water and salt in a medium pot and bring to the boil. As soon as it boils, cover with a tight-fitting lid and reduce to lowest heat to cook for 12 minutes. Turn off heat and leave to steam, still covered, for a further 8 minutes. Do not lift lid during cooking.
  2. While rice is cooking, prepare the rest of the meal. Pat chicken dry and dice 2cm. Place in a medium bowl and toss with chicken skewer spice mix to coat well. Season and set aside.
  3. Cook peas in pot of boiling water for 2-3 minutes, until bright green and tender. Drain and set aside. In a small bowl, mix together all curried yoghurt ingredients and set aside.
  4. Thread chicken onto skewers. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook chicken for about 8-10 minutes, turning often, until golden and cooked through. Set aside, covered, to rest for 5 minutes.
  5. While chicken cooks, whisk together all dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Dice capsicum and cucumber 1cm. Fluff up cooked rice with a fork and gently stir through capsicum, cucumber, peas and dressing. Season to taste and toss to combine.
  6. To serve, divide veggie rice between plates and top with a few spiced chicken skewers. Drizzle over curried yoghurt.

Nutritional Information

Energy 1928 kj
461 kcal
Protein 35.2g
Carbohydrate 44.1g
Fat 15.5g