Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Grilled chilli chicken with stir fried vegetables

Filling, fast, fresh and simple. Enjoy this quick tasty meal.

Ingredients

For Chicken

2
chicken thigh
2 tbsp
Olive Oil
1 tbsp
dried chilli flakes
1 tbsp
Paprika /Chilli Powder
1 tsp
Garlic paste/ crushed garlic
to taste
Salt


For Stir fried vegetables


2 tbsp
Oil
1
Large Capsicum (Bell Peppers)
2
Tomatoes
1
Onion
`3-4
Garlic Cloves
1 tsp
dried mixed herbs
to taste
crushed black pepper
to taste
Salt
Method

Grilled Chicken
·         Prick chicken pieces all over with a tip of sharp knife to make lots of small incision
·         Combine the oil, paprika/ chilli powder, crushed garlic and salt to prepare the marinade

·         Cover the chicken with the marinade so that it is well-coated all over.
·         Preheat a grill Oven. Place the chicken pieces on the grill and cook for 15-20 mins. (Grill High: 10 mins + Combination: 10 mins)
·         Or you can also cook it on a barbeque/grill pan on medium heat for 10-15 minutes on each side.
Stir fried vegetables
·         Finely chop garlic cloves and dice tomatoes, capsicum and onion.
·         Heat oil in a wok. Add chopped garlic and let it fry for few seconds
·         Now add onions and capsicum and cook for two minutes on high heat.
·         In the end add tomatoes and mixed herbs and let it stir fry for a minute.
·         Season with salt and crushed black pepper


 Tips
·         Grilling chicken brings out the best by crisping its skin, juicing up its meat
·       Stir-frying makes the most of vegetables, retaining their color, flavor and texture