Spiced chicken and eggplant skewers
Prep
10m
Cook
15m
makes
8 skewers
Spiced chicken and eggplant skewers
Take your summer barbecue on a trip to India with these spiced skewers.
Ingredients (13)
- 450g chicken thigh fillets, cut into 3cm pieces
- 1 medium eggplant, cut into 3cm pieces
- 6 sprigs curry leaves
- 1/3 cup (100g) eggplant pickle (from Indian section of supermarket)
- 3 tsp garam masala (Indian spice mix)
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 4cm piece (20g) ginger, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup (60ml) sunflower oil
- Thinly sliced long green chilli & nigella seeds, to serve
Coriander and green chilli dressing
- 1/3 cup (95g) Greek yoghurt
- 1/2 bunch coriander, stalks and leaves chopped
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 long green chilli, chopped
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.For the dressing, place all ingredients in a food processor and whiz to combine. Transfer to a bowl and chill until needed.
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2.Thread chicken and eggplant onto skewers, alternating between each. Using a mortar and pestle, pound leaves of 3 sprigs curry leaves until finely ground. Add pickle, garam masala, garlic, ginger and oil, and stir to combine. Brush pickle mixture over skewers.
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3.Heat a chargrill pan or barbecue to medium heat. Grill skewers, turning frequently and brushing with cooking juices, for 12-15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and eggplant is tender. Add the remaining 3 curry leaf sprigs to the grill for the last 4 minutes of cooking to crisp slightly.
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4.Place skewers on a serving platter and top with grilled curry leaves, sliced chilli and nigella seeds. Serve with dressing.
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