Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Baked chicken tikka, tomato lentil cous cous, and mango lassi

Two ways to do Tikka:
  1. Nani's way
  2. From a jar that you can find in the Indian section of your local grocery store.
 If you are so inclined, here is Nani's way :)
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
  • 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  • 4 teaspoons salt, or to taste
  • small can tomato paste
Combine these ingredients and marinate chicken drum sticks. Grill or bake at 375 x 30 minutes.


While the chicken is baking, prepare the cous cous according to the directions on the box. I used Near East tomato lentil cous cous. It was a great compliment to the chicken.


Mango Lassi: (delicious Indian beverage)
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • 1 mango - peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 2 cups cold water
  • 1 cup ice
  • 1 dash cinnamon, 1 dash cardamom
  • 1 pinch salt
Combine all ingredients in a blender. This is one of my favorite treats. It's so cool and refreshing! 

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