🍗 Easy Chicken Tikka

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Chicken breast marinated in yogurt with tikka spices and cooked in a skillet. No oven, no tandoor.

⏱️ 25 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Easy🔥 341 calories per serving💪 36 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 14 oz (400 g) whole chicken breast
  • 1/3 cup (2.8 oz / 80 g) plain yogurt
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp (11 ml) olive oil
  • 1 pinch salt

How to make it, step by step

  1. Cut the chicken breast into large cubes. Mix the yogurt with the curry powder, garam masala, ginger, salt, and lemon juice.
  2. Add the chicken to the marinade and let it sit for at least 5 minutes (10 is better if you have time).
  3. Heat the oil in a skillet over high heat and cook the chicken cubes for 6-7 minutes, turning, until browned and cooked through.
  4. Serve hot.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

341
calories
36 g
protein
5 g
carbs
17 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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