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Tandoori tacos

This taco recipe combines techniques from both Indian and Mexican cuisine. Fill your flour tortillas with juicy, flavour packed chicken thigh cutlets grilled with a rich tandoori and yoghurt marinade, a cool and crunchy katchumber salsa, then the finishing touch – a homemade herby and spicy green chutney to bring it all together. Don't forget a dollop of yoghurt, sour cream and tabasco!

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    15 minutes

  • cook

    10 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4

people

preparation

15

minutes

cooking

10

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 4 chicken thigh cutlets, bone removed
  • 2 tbsp tandoori paste
  • ½ cup thick yoghurt
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 12 flour tortillas
  • Tabasco, to serve (optional)
Katchumber salsa
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, peeled at intervals and finely diced
  • 1 tomato, seeds removed and finely diced
  • ½ small red onion, peeled and finely diced
  • 1 bird's eye chilli, sliced (optional)
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • ¼ tsp ground cumin
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • a pinch of sugar
Green chutney
  • 1 cup coriander leaves, plus extra for garnish
  • ½ cup mint leaves, plus extra for garnish
  • 1 large green chilli
  • 2 cm x 3 cm piece ginger
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • 2 limes, juiced
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
Marinating time: 4 hours

Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the chicken with the tandoori paste and half the yoghurt. Marinate for around 4 hours if you can. In a small mixing bowl, combine the remaining yoghurt with the sour cream and refrigerate until required.
  2. For the katchumber salsa, in a medium bowl, combine the ingredients together and mix well.
  3. For the green chutney, combine the ingredients in a blender and blend to a smooth paste, adding a little water if you need. Taste and adjust the seasoning. You can mix the chutney with a little yoghurt if you prefer, or just serve as it.
  4. Heat a grill pan over high heat and drizzle the chicken with a little oil and grill for about 3 minutes each side, or until just cooked. Set aside to rest, then slice. Warm the tortillas (either by wrapping in foil and heating in the oven, or quickly grilling on a grill pan). Serve the chicken on the tortilla with the sour cream mixture, katchumber salsa and the green chutney as well as a bit of Tabasco if you like. Garnish with extra fresh herbs.
 

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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Published 23 November 2023 12:54pm
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