Here is the kind of recipe we are all looking for: low-cal but tasty. Well anyway, that’s my take on what we should be looking for these days. It’s not a Turkish recipe, just my translation of yet another fab Woman&Home recipe. But the ingredients make it sound close to home, I think!
Honestly, only 313 calories per serving of this sweet-smelling oven-baked chicken smothered in seeds and ground almonds accompanied by broccoli in a lemony garlicky yogurt sauce. Could have been written for Dukan!
I had to rush out to my local aktar to buy some cumin seeds though. Cumin or kimyon is one of our favourite spices but I always use the ground.
This time I was in heaven as I wafted along on a wave of oriental fragrances as I pounded first these and then the coriander seeds with my brass mortar and pestle.
The yogurt spiced with lemon zest and garlic is also a winner. Any old veg can be given a lift with this light sauce. I added more garlic than given in the original recipe and am also thinking grated ginger.
By the way, I have started peeling garlic cloves in that cheffy way by banging each one with the sideways blade of a knife. They peel beautifully after that.
My chicken breasts were perfect: my butcher prepares them in front of my eyes and assures me the chickens were running around freely before the chop.I can’t think any further than that otherwise I might turn vegetarian.
- Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/400F/gas 6.
- Place the soy sauce in a shallow dish. Add the sesame seeds, spices, almonds and plenty of seasoning to another dish.
- Dip the chicken first into the soy sauce, then into the seed mixture until well coated.
- Place the chicken in a roasting tin and drizzle with the oil. Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden and tender.
- Meanwhile, steam the broccoli and broad beans if using, for 5-6 minutes until tender.
- Add the crushed garlic and lemon zest to the yogurt and drizzle over the cooked vegetables.
- Slice the chicken breasts and serve.
another wonderful recipe to try! thank you so much!
I woud have to agree that we are all looking for those calorie wise dishes, especially this time of year Claudia.
This is great for perking up our rather bland chicken breasts. My pestle and mortar is in the other house so I'll have to improvise on the grinding.
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