Chicken Tikka Kebabs with Rice
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Total: 20 mins
Skewers of succulent chicken breast pieces get smothered in a spicy tikka yogurt marinade and grilled for a smoky charred flavour, and are served with fluffy white basmati and a fresh chopped salad.
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 4 bamboo skewers
  • 2 tbsp tikka spice blend
  • 150g yogurt
  • 1 lemon
  • 250g diced chicken breast
  • 150g white basmati rice
  • 1 mini romaine lettuce
  • 1 vine tomato
From your kitchen
  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 300ml boiling water
  • ½ tbsp olive oil
You'll need
  • Baking tray
  • Small pan with lid
  • Measuring jug
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Pop the skewers in a bowl of water to soak (this helps stop them burning when you're grilling the kebabs). Preheat your grill to a medium-high setting. Fill and boil the kettle. Line a baking tray with foil. Tip the tikka spice blend into a bowl. Mix in half the yogurt. Zest the lemon and set to one side. Juice half the lemon into the tikka yogurt. Add a good pinch of salt and pepper and mix well.

  • 2.

    Chop the chicken pieces in half and add to the spiced yogurt. Turn a few times to coat. Thread the yogurt-coated chicken pieces onto the skewers and lay them on the foil-lined tray. Set to one side while you prepare the rice.

  • 3.

    Fill and boil your kettle. Rinse the rice under cold water and tip into a small pan. Add 300ml boiling water and a pinch of salt. Cover, bring to the boil, then turn the heat right down. Very gently cook for 8 mins till all the water is absorbed and the rice is tender. Take the pan off the heat and let it sit, lid on, for 5 mins to finish cooking the rice and keep it warm.

  • 4.

    As soon as you start cooking the rice, slide the kebabs under the grill. Cook for 8-10 mins, turning them over half way through, till they are cooked all the way through and slightly charred.

  • 5.

    While the kebabs and rice cook, prepare the salad. Squeeze a quarter of the lemon into a bowl and whisk with ½ tbsp olive oil and some salt and pepper. Finely shred the lettuce. Chop the tomato into small chunks. Toss together.

  • 6.

    Remove the kebabs from under the grill. Serve with the rice, a dollop of the remaining yogurt, the salad and the lemon zest sprinkled over the top.

  • Tip

    Get Ahead
    You can marinate the chicken in the tikka yogurt the night before if you like for an extra boost of flavour and to save you a bit of time on the night. Cover the bowl and store in the fridge. Follow the recipe, skipping the marinating parts in steps 1 & 2.

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