Grilled Lemon And Ginger Chicken Sizzler

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 cinnamon sticks, broken in pieces
• 1 fresh bay leaf, torn
• 6 cloves
• 8 black peppercorns
• 3 cardamom pods, seeds of
• 2 -3 lemons, juice of
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 5 teaspoons gingerroot, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 1/4 cups low-fat plain yogurt
• salt
• lemon slice, to garnish
• wild rice, to serve

Recipe

• 1 using a coffee grinder or pestle and mortar, grind together the cinnamon, bay leaf, cloves, peppercorns and cardamom. mix with the lemon juice, chili powder and cumin seeds.
• 2 slash the chicken breasts with a sharp knife. smear them with the spice mixture, rubbing it well into the slashes. sprinkle with salt and leave to stand for 1 hour.
• 3 mix together the ginger, garlic and half the onion. add to the yoghurt. spread the mixture over the chicken pieces. cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for 5 hours or overnight.
• 4 remove from the fridge and allow chicken to come to room temperature.
• 5 grill the chicken for about 20-30 minutes, basting frequently with the marinade and turning halfway through the cooking time.
• 6 transfer to a warm serving dish. garnish with lemon slices and remaining onion.
• 7 serve with wild rice.