A deliciously spiced dish.
Ingredients
- spiced chicken breast
- 4 part boned chicken breasts
- 2 red chillies
- 2 tblsp oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tblsp onion (finely chopped)
- 1 tblsp spring onion (finely chopped)
- 1 tblsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tblsp lime juice
- 2 tsp demerara sugar
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- ¼ tsp freshly ground nutmeg
- moroccan cous cous
- 1 cup couscous
- 1 red and green pepper
- 2 celery sticks (thinly sliced)
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- ½ cup raisins
- 125 ml olive oil
- 4 tblsp white wine vinegar
- 1 bunch coriander
- 1 bunch flat leaf parsley
- cumin and cucumber yogurt dip
- 100 ml natural yogurt
- ¼ tsp cumin powder
- ¼ cucumber finely chopped
- tomato and red onion salsa
- 4 ripe tomatoes (finely chopped)
- 1 red onion (finely chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (crushed)
- 2 tblsp lemon juice
- 1 tblsp olive oil
- ½ red chilli (de-seeded)
- 1 tblsp chopped coriander
Method
- Deseed and finely chop the red chillies, then place in a small glass bowl with the oil, garlic, onion, spring, onion, vinegar, lime juice, sugar, thyme, cinnamon, mixed spice and nutmeg, Season and mash with a fork.
- Make diagonal slashes on the chicken and place in a non metallic dish. Spoon over marinade and rub into slashes. Cover and refrigerate for up to 8 hours
- Preheat oven to 190°C and place chicken on a baking tray for 20-25 minutes.
- Cook the couscous according to packet instructions and leave to cool
- Dice the celery and add to the couscous. Deseed and dice the peppers and add to the couscous.
- Combine the ground coriander, cumin, chilli powder, raisins and oil in a frying pan and warm gently over a moderate heat for 3 minutes. Stir in the vinegar and pour this over the couscous. Finely chop the coriander and parsley and add to the couscous. Season and mix well
- To make the yogurt dip finely chop the cucumber and combine with the yogurt and cumin
- To make the Tomato and red onion salsa, combine all the above ingredients and season.
- To serve, place couscous on a plate with a chicken breast on top. Place salsa around the couscous and serve the yogurt dip in a small bowl on the side of the plate
