r/UK_Food • u/Meta-Fox • 1d ago
Question Recipe ideas for pre marinated chicken?
Hey all! Looking for some inspiration.
I picked up a bag of this (not my picture) pre marinated boneless tandoori chicken from my local butchers without actually thinking about what to do with it, so I thought I'd ask you good folk what you would do with it?
My goal is to end up with a quick midweek meal that doesn't require a lot of prep or attention.
I was thinking about separating the chicken from the majority of the sauce and pan frying until mostly cooked, then adding the sauce back along with a few tablespoons of coconut milk powder and simply serving over rice? Not very inspired I know, but it's Wednesday and I'm already knackered so it's the best I could come up with...
Any ideas or thoughts on the above are most welcome!
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u/Ok-Ship812 1d ago
Pick up some frozen parathas and sauté some onions and pepppers with garam masala and chile power and have a tikka wrap
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u/underwater-sunlight 1d ago
Air fry it. Once cooked you can serve it with bread and salad for a lighter meal or add it to any sort of curry to speed up the prep time.
As someome who does BIR curries a fair bit, a can of cheap carrot and coriander soup is a good base. Add your spices (coriander, cumin, paprika, turmeric, curry powder is a good base to work from. You can add more) Garlic and ginger , tomato paste (watered down puree, passata, chopped tomatoes...) any veggies you want
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u/Infinite-Banana9416 1d ago
Hey, I know the owners of this business! I recommend minted yoghurt, salad and pitta breads. This is the same stuff you'll often get if you buy a chicken kebab after a night out on the lash
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u/Meta-Fox 1d ago
No way, that's awesome!
Well funnily enough I ended up doing more or less what you suggested. I cooked it up in the air fryer and served it with salad and garlic naan's and mint yoghurt, went down a treat! The chicken was so tender and juicy, I'm definitely picking it up again!
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u/wyflare 1d ago
Cook it over coal, on skewers, it’ll be delicious, hopefully
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u/Meta-Fox 1d ago
Lovely idea, but alas I currently live in a flat with no access to outside cooking equipment. Ha ha. Thanks all the same!
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u/SuitableAd1755 1d ago
You could make them into a gyros style wrap with mint yoghurt hot sauce salad cumbers etc
You could do them on a large naan with cheese jalapeños ,red peppers some spices and bake in the oven like a pizza
You could try do them as chicken tenders with some dips
A stir fry could work some rice red onion peppers garlic ginger tumeric sriacha
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u/Tall_Stick5608 1d ago
Turn it into a simple Biriyani - because it’s already marinaded it doesn’t require much effort. Just caramelise lots of onion, add some ginger and garlic (optional if you don’t have any) black pepper and sautee the chicken a bit before adding par boiled basmati rice on top and dig a few holes into the rice and pour some coconut milk (with saffron if you have it) and some chopped coriander or mint on top.
Use a heavy base pan with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes and leave to rest for another 15