Chutney Chicken

I've started thinking more and more about how can one get more of their time and be more efficient during the day and if you are cooking everyday or even supervising the cooking everyday how you can be as quick as you possibly can to be able to spend least time sweating it out with maximum results

I also believe that you can totally do with less and less oil in your cooking and yet have delicious meals everyday. Ok there may be fat that comes from nuts and other things that you may put into the food to make the dish better tasting but I'd rather have those fats that make a wholesome meal rather than have oily food.

Sounds so simple right? well it's not always that easy. Everyday cooking is a task. Everyday you are bogged with the question - What should I make today? Shall I just stick to the same old recipes with the same old veggies and meat? Shall I make something new and different? How do I make every meal healthy and wholesome? How do I stick with a stipulated budget?

So many questions some to your mind especially if you have kids to have them grow up with a healthy and nutritious environment in our ever changing world of pizzas and processed foods.

This recipe is healthy, simple and can be one of your everyday meals. I've paired this with - instead of roti or rice, a nice salad. this refreshing combination is great for a lunch or a dinner when I want to have lots of green leafy vegetables (churned up in the chutney) and cut down on my carbs.

Chutney Chicken

Marinate chicken (300 - 400 gm) with Ginger garlic and chilli paste for around 15 minutes

Whizz up the following - 1 bunch coriander, 1/2 bunch mint, 1 tsp Jeera, 1 tbsp grated coconut, 1 tbsp chopped cashew nuts, 1 tbsp lemon juice and salt with some water to make a thick paste

take a tsp of oil, on high heat add 300 gm marinated chicken pieces, sear till the pieces become white, add the chutney and cook on low flame till done.

Another great addition to this is - bell peppers (red and yellow) and mushrooms. If you are making a vegetarian version - wash and cut the peppers and mushrooms, take oil in a pan, add ginger garlic and chilli paste and the veggies and saute together, add the chutney and cook for like 5 - 10 mins max

When serving garnish with chopped walnuts and serve with the salad