Curried Chicken Salad with Spiced Chickpeas and Raita

Name: Curried Chicken Salad with Spiced Chickpeas and Raita
Prep time: 1 d 1 h
Cook time: 1 d 1 h
Total time: 1 d 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 118 milliliters sliced almonds, toasted; 0 teaspoons cayenne; 539 grams chickpeas, rinsed, drained, and patted dry (2 cups); 2 Tbsps cilantro; 473 milliliters seedless cucumber, peeled, cored, and chopped; 1 Tbsp curry powder; 1 Tbsp minced garlic; 1 Tbsp minced peeled ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 2 Tbsps chopped mint; 237 milliliters medium onion, chopped; 237 milliliters plain yogurt; 237 milliliters red grapes, halved; 710 milliliters rotisserie chicken, meat coarsely shredded; 237 milliliters medium tomatoes, chopped; 1 teaspoons turmeric; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

Curried Chicken Salad with Spiced Chickpeas and Raita might be a good recipe to expand your main course collection. One portion of this dish contains around 45g of protein, 33g of fat, and a total of 696 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up ginger, onion, turmeric, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the almonds you could follow this main course with the Fresh Cherry Clafouti with Almonds as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 25 hours. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. This recipe is typical of Indian cuisine.

Instructions

Cook onion, garlic, and ginger in oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.

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Add curry, cumin, and 1 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring, 2 minutes.

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Cumin

Curry Powder

Salt

Add tomatoes and cook over medium-high heat, stirring, until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes.

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Tomato

Sauce

Transfer to a bowl and stir in yogurt, cilantro, and chicken. Cool to room temperature.

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Cilantro

Whole Chicken

Yogurt

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Heat oil in cleaned skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then cook chickpeas, stirring, 1 minute.

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Chickpeas

Cooking Oil

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Add cumin, turmeric, cayenne, and 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring to coat, until skillet is dry, about 2 minutes. Cool to room temperature.

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Turmeric

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Cumin

Salt

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Stir together yogurt, cucumber, mint, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.

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Yogurt

Mint

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Divide grapes among jars and layer curried chicken, raita, chickpeas, and almonds on top.

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Chickpeas

Almonds

Whole Chicken

Grapes

Raita

•Curried chicken salad and spiced chickpeas can be made 1 day ahead and chilled separately. •Assembled jars can be chilled up to 6 hours.

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Serve at room temperature.

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Servings:

118milliliters

sliced almonds, toasted 0teaspoons

cayenne 539grams

chickpeas, rinsed, drained, and patted dry (2 cups)2Tbsps

cilantro 473milliliters

seedless cucumber, peeled, cored, and chopped 1Tbsp

curry powder 1Tbsp

minced garlic 1Tbsp

minced peeled ginger 1teaspoon

ground cumin 2Tbsps

chopped mint 237milliliters

medium onion, chopped 237milliliters

plain yogurt 237milliliters

red grapes, halved 710milliliters

rotisserie chicken, meat coarsely shredded 237milliliters

medium tomatoes, chopped 1teaspoons

turmeric 1Tbsp

vegetable oil

Recommended wine: Gruener Veltliner, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Gruener Veltliner, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Indian. The best wine for Indian food will depending on the dish, of course, but these picks can be served chilled and have some sweetness to complement the spiciness and complex flavors of a wide variety of traditional dishes. The Markus Huber Obere Steigen Gruner Veltliner with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.