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Chicken Reshmi Kebabs
Mughlai cuisine combines Indian, Central Asian and Persian influences, and reshmi is one such dish. The word reshmi translates from Hindi as “silk” and is an apt descriptor of the rich, tender texture of the chunks of chicken breast after they marinate in a blend of nuts (we like cashews), yogurt, ginger and garlic. The kebabs are best grilled over a live fire, but if you prefer (or need) to cook them indoors, heat the broiler with a rack about 4 inches from the element. Place the skewers on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet and broil until well charred, about 10 minutes, flipping the skewers halfway through. Serve with warmed flatbread and/or basmati rice.
4-6
Servings
Tip
Don’t marinate the chicken for less than 30 minutes. That’s the minimum amount of time it takes for the ingredients to have a tenderizing effect on the meat.
1 hour
30 minutes active
Ingredients
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¾
cup unsalted cashews
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2
tablespoons grapeseed or other neutral oil
Directions
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01In a blender, puree the cashews, oil, garlic, ginger, pepper flakes, ½ cup yogurt, 1½ teaspoons salt and ½ teaspoon black pepper until smooth, 30 to 60 seconds. Scrape into a medium bowl, add the chicken and stir to coat, then cover and refrigerate for 30 to 60 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together the remaining ½ cup yogurt, the honey, curry powder and ½ teaspoon each salt and black pepper; cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
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June 26, 2022
Tender chicken
The yoghurt does its job to tenderise the meat. It’s a flavourful easy dish that we enjoyed with greens and rice.
March 16, 2023
Freeze the Marinade
In the process of making this so rating is provisional. It seemed that the recipe makes a bit more marinade than is needed to coat the chicken. I am wondering if the marinade could be frozen which would make a second meal even quicker for a Tuesday night.
July 1, 2022
Will make again soon
Really good - made exactly as written. I have a gas infrared broiler, which worked a treat for this. I made accompaniments from this site of Turkish Flatbread and Zucchini & Chickpea Salad with Tahini Yogurt. Super dinner.
I made it for dinner tonight. It was SO GOOD. My family LOVED IT. The only thing I would do differently next time is to use a small (3-4 cups) food processor and not the blender. It got stuck and I had a difficult time blending everything together. I will definitely make this again. I have used chobani plain non fat yogurt two times now and it comes out perfect each time.
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5 stars. Nutty and piquant at the same time. The chicken was so tender with complex flavors. The curry sauce on top was lemony warm delicious.