Spiced Chicken Thighs With Yogurt Sauce
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 8 ounces plain fat-free yogurt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1 1⁄2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
- cooking spray
directions
- Combine 1/4 teaspoon salt, chopped cilantro, garlic, and yogurt in a bowl. Stir well and set aside.
- Combine the remaining 1/4 tsp salt, cumin, corianger, turmeric, ginger, and red pepper in a bowl. Stir well to combine.
- rub spice mixture into both sides of each chicken thigh.
- Heat a large heave skillet over medium heat. (If you have an exhaust hood, turn it on, otherwise crack a window since the next step will create a little smoke if you have to do it in mulitple batches.).
- Coat skillet with cooking spray. Add chicken to skillet, smooth side down, and in a single layer (do multiple batches if neccessary). Cook 5 minutes without moving the chicken pieces. (it is important not to move them so that they will form a tasty crust.).
- Flip the chicken and cook another 4 to 6 minutes or until cooked through.
- Serve with yogurt sauce.
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Reviews
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Umberle, I just gotta say this was wonderful (and you were definately correct about the smoke!). And what goes best with such a recipe? Why,couscous of course. My prep time was a little longer than the 5 minutes you indicated, because I always clean as much of the fat from the thighs as I can, leaving only a small amount to keep the thighs moist. Otherwise, the recipe was spot on. Thanks, Umberle, for the posting.