I followed a really simple recipe for the tandoori marinade. I warn you now, I'm not big on measuring and weighing food so this is a rough guide and this recipe is slimming world friendly - Syn free in fact!
Slimming World Friendly Tandoori Chicken Skewers:
You will need:
Fat free natural yoghurt (200g or about half a large/family sized pot)
Tandoori spice seasoning
Cumin
Chilli powder
Salt
Pepper
Chicken breast x 4 (skinless, no fat)
So, from the cupboard I took my tandoori seasoning, cumin, salt, pepper and chilli powder and grabbed the yoghurt from the fridge.
I poured half the yoghurt pot into a bowl and added roughly the following amounts of seasoning:
2 tbsp of Tandoori seasoning
1 tsp of cumin
A pinch of salt
A pinch of pepper
**You can tweak these measurements to include more or less, and at this point you can also add 1 or 2 tbsp of tomato purée. I didn't, and it was delicious. I may add it next time to see how the recipe varies.**
Combine these well and leave to stand while you cube your chicken breasts into generous chunks. The marinade will be quite thick and will be an orange/red colour (dependent on purée!)
Add the chicken to the bowl and coat with the marinade, then cover and refrigerate for 3-4 hours or as long as possible.
Once ready to cook, preheat your oven to 180 degrees or gas mark 4, add the chicken to the skewers and space evenly. Don't cram too much on, they can be quite filling!
Place prepared skewers onto a baking tray spritzed with frylight or lined with foil.
Spoon any left over marinade onto the chicken, sprinkle a little chilli powder and salt and pepper over the top and place onto the middle shelf of your oven. Cook for 30-40 minutes, or until the sauce appears to have "dried" somewhat and begins to char slightly.
Quickly prepare a mint yoghurt sauce by adding a teaspoon of mint sauce to 3 tbsp of fat free natural yoghurt!
Serve with basmati rice, on a salad, in a sandwich/wrap/baguette with a drizzle of mint yoghurt... However you fancy it! We went for basmati rice, salad and yummy spicy rice balls - the recipe for which I will share now. These are great to prepare while your chicken is marinating and they make a great snack as well as the perfect bhaji replacement/accompaniment in their own right!
Spicy rice balls - preparation time 15 minutes.
**Please note - I am not responsible for any "tweaking" of recipes and am aware that some slimming world members consider these as just that - a tweak. If "tweaking" causes your weightloss to slow then don't do it. I'm not forcing you to try these out and am clearly stating that they MAY be considered a tweak... Whether or not you eat them is YOUR responsibility.**
You will need:
1 pack of batchelors savoury rice (I used chicken)
I/2 a pack of smash.
1 tsp Tandoori seasoning
1 tsp Curry powder
Salt and pepper.
Cook the rice according to packet instructions.
Make up the 1/2 a pack of smash according to instructions, adding the water gradually until the mash is thick but smooth. Add the curry powder, tandoori seasoning and salt and pepper. It should look like this:
Add the rice to the seasoned mash and form into balls about the size of a gold ball. You can easily get 10-12 from this amount of mix.
Place on a baking tray spritzed with frylight, then spray again to lightly coat the tops. Bake alongside your tandoori chicken for 20-25 minutes
This was our meal tonight - tandoori chicken skewers (syn free) with basmati rice (syn free), salad (superfree) and spicy rice balls (syn free). Mint yoghurt is also syn free if prepared the same as mentioned above. *Based on Tesco mint sauce measuring at 0.5syns per tablespoon.*
I can't even begin to tell you how enjoyable tonight's meal was.
I prepared everything with plenty of time and it was such a pleasure to be able to watch my husband enjoying something I had cooked and prepared in a healthy, slimming world friendly manner. We still squeezed in our superfree by way of 1/3 of our plate being salad. And the food was good, clean, wholesome and healthy.
Any questions, feel free to comment. Pop this on the menu this weekend to replace the naughtier treat of Indian takeaway :)
Enjoy!
Loves...
Sian x
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