Tandoori Chicken Melt
Directions
- 1Add chicken thigh pieces to a bowl.
- 2Add ghee, herbs, and spices to the chicken.
- 3Add freshly grated ginger and garlic to the chicken.
- 4Pour in freshly squeezed lemon juice.
- 5Add Greek yogurt.
- 6Add kasuri methi.
- 7Mix all the ingredients thoroughly to marinate the chicken.
- 8Place the marinated chicken pieces into an air fryer.
- 9Turn the chicken pieces midway through cooking.
- 10Remove the cooked chicken and all delicious juices into a platter or a bowl.
- 11Shred the chicken pieces into your preferred size.
- 12Add mayonnaise, fresh coriander, red onion, pickled jalapeños, and mustard to the shredded chicken.
- 13Give the chicken mixture a thorough mix.
- 14Take two slices of bread and butter one side of each slice.
- 15Fry the buttered side of the bread slices in a pan until golden brown.
- 16Take the bread off the heat and butter the other side of each slice.
- 17Flip one slice of bread to the already fried side.
- 18Top the fried side with mature cheddar cheese.
- 19Add the tandoori chicken filling on top of the cheese.
- 20Spread the filling around, adding more if needed.
- 21Add more mature cheddar cheese on top of the filling.
- 22Top with the second slice of bread, with the fried side facing down.
- 23Carefully place the assembled sandwich into a medium hot pan.
- 24Move the sandwich around to ensure the butter spreads evenly.
- 25Once the bottom is golden brown, carefully flip the melt and fry the other side.
- 26Sprinkle some water in the pan around the melt, cover immediately, and lower the heat to melt the cheese.
- 27Flip and fry the top bread if it needs to be crisped up.
Ingredients
- 500 g chicken thigh pieces cubed large
- 1.5 tbsp ghee
- 1 heaped tsp garlic grated finely
- 1 heaped tsp ginger grated finely
- 1.5 tsp smoked paprika
- 1.5 tsp tandoori masala
- 0.5 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 0.5 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 2 tbsp Greek yoghurt
- 1 tbsp kasuri methi
- 1.5 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 0.33 measuring cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp finely diced red onion
- 1 tbsp freshly chopped coriander
- 1 tbsp chopped pickled jalapeños
- 0.5 tsp English mustard
- bread slices of choice
- salted butter
- mature cheddar cheese
- water
Equipment
air fryerplatepanknife
Tips
- You can cook the chicken immediately, marinate for longer, or freeze and cook another time after defrosting.
- You can also pan fry, oven bake, or barbecue the chicken.
- Sprinkle some water in the pan and cover to melt the cheese and make the bread crispy on the outside.
- Make a big batch of the filling for meal prep throughout the week.
- The chicken pieces should be juicy and have a char on them when cooked.
- Move the bread around in the pan to distribute the butter evenly for even frying.
- Flip and fry the top bread if it needs to be crisped up after melting the cheese.
- You can use any bread you like, in the video, Tiger loaf is used for this recipe
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