Grilled Chicken Tikka Kebabs with Cucumber Raita
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 12 min
- Cost
- $16.00
- Nutrition
- 550 cal · 48g protein
- grill
- kid-favorite
- high-protein
🍳 1 pan · Picky-eater safe bet: plain bread or a bun
Grilled Chicken Tikka Kebabs with Cucumber Raita is a Asian weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 32 minutes, for around $16 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan, and the 12 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain bread or a bun works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Cucumber salad (5 min)
Contains: Dairy · Gluten— based on the ingredients; brands vary, so check labels.
Cookware you'll need
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Ingredients
- 1½ lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1½ cups plain yogurt
- 1 tbsp garam masala
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger
- 1 count red onion
- 1 count cucumber
- 4 count naan
- 1 package wooden skewers
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Steps
- Soak the skewers. Mix 1/2 cup yogurt with garam masala, turmeric, minced garlic, grated ginger, salt and pepper.
- Cut the chicken into 1.5-inch cubes, coat in the yogurt marinade and let sit at least 15 minutes. Thread onto skewers with onion chunks.
- Grill over medium-high heat 10-12 minutes, turning every few minutes, until charred in spots and 165°F. No grill? Use a grill pan over medium-high heat or broil 6 inches from the heat for about 12 minutes.
- Grate the cucumber into the remaining yogurt with a pinch of salt for raita. Warm the naan on the grill.
- Serve kebabs with naan and raita.
- Picky eater tip: serve plain grilled chicken, naan and a scoop of plain yogurt on the side.
- Make ahead: marinate the chicken up to 24 hours in the fridge, and make the raita a few hours ahead and chill.
On the side: Cucumber salad (5 min)
2 cucumbers, 1 bottle rice vinegar
- Thinly slice the cucumbers. Toss with a splash of rice vinegar, a pinch of sugar and a pinch of salt.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 48 g
- Carbohydrates
- 42 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sugar
- 6 g
- Fat
- 14 g
- Saturated fat
- 4 g
- Sodium
- 680 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
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