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🍽️ Chicken Skewers with Tamarind Marinade

312 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 400 g small chicken breast fillets (4 small chicken breast fillets)
• 2 limes
• 2 tsp paprika powder (mild sweet)
• a little cayenne pepper
• 2 tbsp tamarind paste (from the jar)
• 5 tbsp ketchup
• 275 g tomatoes (4 tomatoes)
• 125 g red onion
• 1 red chili pepper
• 400 g avocado (2 avocados)
• 0.5 bunch cilantro
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1. Place the wooden skewers in a container of water.
2. 2. Thoroughly wash the chicken breast fillets.
3. 3. Pat the meat dry with a kitchen towel.
4. 4. Cut the chicken meat into approx. 2 cm cubes.
5. 5. Halve the limes.
6. 6. Squeeze the juice from the limes.
7. 7. Thread the meat cubes onto the soaked skewers one by one.
8. 8. Put paprika powder into a small bowl.
9. 9. Add cayenne pepper.
10. 10. Add 3 tablespoons of lime juice.
11. 11. Add tamarind paste to the bowl.
12. 12. Add ketchup.
13. 13. Mix all ingredients for the marinade well together.
14. 14. Turn the meat skewers in the marinade so they are well coated.
15. 15. Cover the skewers with cling film.
16. 16. Place the skewers in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
17. 17. Wash the tomatoes thoroughly.
18. 18. Cut the tomatoes into quarters.
19. 19. Cut out the hard stem areas from the tomato pieces.
20. 20. Remove the seeds from the tomato quarters.
21. 21. Cut each tomato quarter in half crosswise.
22. 22. Peel the onions.
23. 23. Dice the onions coarsely.
24. 24. Halve the chili pepper lengthwise.
25. 25. Remove the seeds from the chili pepper.
26. 26. Rinse the deseeded chili pepper carefully.
27. 27. Finely chop the chili pepper.
28. 28. Halve the avocados.
29. 29. Remove the pits from the avocado halves.
30. 30. Carefully scoop the avocado flesh out of the skin with a spoon.
31. 31. Cut the avocado flesh into coarse cubes.
32. 32. Wash the coriander.
33. 33. Shake the coriander dry.
34. 34. Pluck the coriander leaves from the stems.
35. 35. Chop the coriander leaves.
36. 36. Add 1 tablespoon of lime juice to the coriander.
37. 37. Put the prepared tomatoes into a bowl.
38. 38. Add the diced onions.
39. 39. Add the chopped chili pepper.
40. 40. Add the avocado cubes.
41. 41. Add the coriander with lime juice.
42. 42. Season the salad with salt.
43. 43. Season the salad with pepper.
44. 44. Mix all ingredients for the salad well.
45. 45. Preheat a grill pan or prepare the charcoal grill.
46. 46. Set the heat to medium.
47. 47. Place the marinated meat skewers on the hot grill surface.
48. 48. Grill the skewers all around.
49. 49. Grill the skewers for approx. 7 to 8 minutes.
50. 50. Serve the grilled skewers with the avocado-tomato salad.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 312
• Protein: 26 g · Fett/Fat: 16 g · Carbs: 13 g