Recipe Description

Chicken satay – grilled chicken skewers marinated with spices and served with peanut sauce.

Ingredients:-

 

• Boneless chicken breasts, skinned – 5-6
• Marinade
• Lemon grass, roughly chopped- 2stalks
• Shallots, roughly chopped – 6
• Garlic, roughly chopped – 2 cloves
• Red chilli powder- 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
• Galangal, roughly chopped- 1 inch piece
• Fresh coriander roots, roughly chopped- 1 tablespoon
• Fresh basil leaves- 4-5
• Salt – to taste
• Rice bran oil – 2 tablespoons
• Satay sticks soaked in water – 12
• To serve
• Lettuce – 1 head
• Cherry tomatoes, halved – 5-6
• Salt – to taste
• Black pepper powder – to taste
• Rice bran oil – 1 tablespoon
• Peanut sauce – as required

 

Method:-

1. Cut each chicken breast into half-inch wide strips and flatten lightly by beating them with a steak hammer or with the handle of a knife.

2. Grind together lemon grass, shallots, garlic, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, galangal, coriander roots and basil leaves. Put into a large bowl, add salt and mix well. Add chicken strips, mix well and set aside to marinate for one hour.

3. Thread chicken strips onto the wooden skewers.

4. Heat a grill pan, grease it lightly with a few drops of rice bran oil and place a few skewers on it.
5. Cook on high flame, turning frequently, for three to four minutes, or till just cooked.

6. Tear the lettuce leaves and put into a bowl. Add cherry tomatoes, salt, pepper powder and a little oil and toss well.

7. Now place the satay in the serving plate place the salad and serve immediately with peanut sauce.