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Coriander-Crusted Chicken with Mango
 Coriander-Crusted Chicken with Mango
by Mridula Baljekar
Serves 8-10
Chicken and mango is definitely a winning combination! Here, with the sweet and mellow, ground coriander complements the tartness of the mango beautifully. Make sure you add the mango when the chicken is cold or else the fruit will lose its character.
450g/1lb boned chicken breasts, skin removed
3 tablespoons sunflower or plain olive oil
4-6 large cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
1 tablespoon ground coriander seeds
½ teaspoon chilli powder
½ teaspoon salt or to taste
3 tablespoons lime juice
3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh coriander
1 large ripe fresh mango, cut into 1cm/1/2 inch cubes
To serve: Cocktail sticks
Cut the chicken into 1cm/1/2 inch cubes.
Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a low heat. When hot, add the garlic and fry until it is lightly browned.
Increase the heat to medium high and add the chicken, then stir-fry for 8-10 minutes.
Add the ground coriander and chilli powder and continue to stir-fry for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add the lime juice and stir-fry for about a minute.
Stir in the coriander leaves, remove from the heat and let cool.
Arrange a piece of chicken and a cube of mango on cocktail sticks and serve.
Variation: For a vegetarian version, use cubed mango, pineapple and Feta cheese. Cook the spices as for the above recipe, take the pan off the heat and toss the fruits and cheese in them. Serve on cocktail sticks.
About Mridula Baljekar
Award-winning cookery writer, Mridula Baljekar is the best-selling author of many Indian cookery books, including the Low Fat Indian Vegetarian Cooking, Fat Free Indian Cooking, Real Fast Indian Food and 'THE COMPLETE INDIAN COOKBOOK’ which has sold nearly one million copies worldwide. Born and raised in North East India, after moving to England she turned her childhood passion for cooking into a highly successful career.
Mridula presented her own series ‘Mridula’s Indian Kitchen’ and the highly acclaimed ‘Spice Trail’ on Carlton Food Network. She has also appeared on Channel 4 (Gloria’s Open House), BBC 2 (The Heaven and Earth Show), UKTV Food and Sky one. In India she appeared on the most popular channel NDTV and also Door Darshan.
As well as running highly successful cookery classes, she is also developing a range of chutneys and ready meals which she hopes to put on the supermarket shelves very soon.
Mridula’s DVD ‘Indian Cooking Made Easy’ is available from Amazon Web: http://www.mridula.co.uk/cms/index.php Email: Mridula@mridula.co.uk
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