OVERVIEW
METHOD
Grilling
PREP TIME
12 Hours 0 Mins
COOKING TIME
1 Hour 30 Mins
SERVES
6
SUGGESTED WOOD
Beech
ABILITY
Intermediate
INGREDIENTS
- 800g Free Range Chicken Thighs, boned, skinned and halved|1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 Lemon (juice and zest)|1 tsp ground coriander
- 6cm fresh ginger, grated
- 5 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 2 tsp chilli powder
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- 100ml plain Greek yoghurt
- 40g unsalted cashew nuts
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- Vegetable Oil
- 800g/2tins whole peeled plum tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 4 cardamom pods
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 tbsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp fenugreek powder
- 2 fresh green chillies, halved length ways
- 50g unsalted butter
- 2cm more ginger, finely chopped (for the sauce)
- 50ml double cream
- Fresh coriander to garnish
METHOD
THE DAY BEFORE
STEP 1
Mix the lemon juice and zest, grated ginger, crushed garlic, chilli powder and salt together in a large bowl and add the chicken. Use your hands to coat well. Set aside in fridge for 1 hour.
STEP 2
Mix the yoghurt with the ground coriander and cumin and pour over the chicken. Mix well and leave overnight in the fridge, covered.
STEP 3
Soak the cashews overnight in 70ml water. When you’re ready to make your sauce, drain the liquid then grind the cashews to a paste in a pestle and mortar (or use a blender), adding a splash of milk to loosen if needed. Set aside.
ON THE DAY
STEP 1
To make your sauce, place a large pan on a medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add the chopped onion and cook for 5 minutes, until softened but not coloured.
STEP 2
Add the tinned tomatoes to the pan with a good pinch of salt, cumin, cardamom pods and cloves. Cook for 15 minutes, breaking them up with the back of a wooden spoon, until soft and cooked right down. Remove from the heat and blend the mixture with a stick blender and finally press through a course sieve set over a clean bowl to make a smooth puree.
STEP 3
Return the puree to the pan and slowly heat. Add the chilli powder and fenugreek.
STEP 4
Fry the halved green chillies on a medium-high heat with 1 tablespoon of the butter for 2 to 3 minutes, until golden and aromatic, then pour into the tomato sauce. Slowly incorporate the rest of the butter, stirring. Finally, add your cashew nut paste and set sauce aside.
STEP 5
Set your BBQ up for grilling.
STEP 6
Thread your chicken onto skewers and cook on the barbecue for 15-18 minutes, turning after 10 minutes or so. The chicken should be a little blackened in parts but still slightly pink in the middle.
STEP 7
Heat your sauce to a gentle simmer and add chopped ginger and cream. Carefully remove the chicken from the skewers and place into the sauce, simmering for a further 5-10 minutes, or until the chicken is completely cooked through.