High-protein Desi spiced chicken tacos
Directions
- 1Start by putting on gloves.
- 2Add 2 kilograms of chicken breast to a bowl.
- 3Begin preparing the marinade by adding Greek yogurt to a blender.
- 4Add homemade ginger-garlic paste to the blender.
- 5Add fresh dill to the blender.
- 6Pour lime juice into the blender.
- 7Add a whole Scotch bonnet to the blender.
- 8Add the spices to the blender: smoked paprika, chili lemon seasoning, a pinch of cinnamon, oregano, black pepper, Basar spice mix, and pink salt.
- 9Blend all the ingredients together.
- 10Pour the blended marinade over the chicken breast in the bowl.
- 11Cover the chicken and let it marinate for at least an hour.
- 12Prepare the high-protein cheese sauce by adding cottage cheese, mild cheddar, garlic powder, and roasted red pepper to a blender.
- 13Blend until creamy.
- 14Prepare the guacamole by adding fresh coriander to a food processor.
- 15Cut and add avocado to the food processor.
- 16Squeeze lime juice into the food processor.
- 17Add baby plum tomatoes and red onion to the food processor.
- 18Blend the ingredients for the guacamole.
- 19Transfer the guacamole to a glass container.
- 20Prepare the pico de gallo by adding baby plum tomatoes and red onion to a food processor.
- 21Squeeze lime juice into the food processor.
- 22Add salt, pepper, and fresh coriander to the food processor.
- 23Blend the pico de gallo ingredients.
- 24Transfer the pico de gallo to a glass container.
- 25Place the marinated chicken in an air fryer.
- 26Air fry for 20 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius until golden and juicy.
- 27Remove the cooked chicken from the air fryer and shred it finely on a plate.
- 28Pour any remaining juices from the air fryer over the shredded chicken.
- 29Warm the mini hot honey street tortillas on a pan.
- 30Assemble the tacos by adding shredded chicken, pico de gallo, guacamole, and cheese sauce to each warm tortilla.
Ingredients
- 2 kg chicken breast
- 0.5 small red onion
- Greek yogurt
- ginger-garlic paste
- fresh dill
- lime juice
- 1 scotch bonnet
- smoked paprika
- chilli lemon seasoning
- pinch cinnamon
- oregano
- black pepper
- Basar spice mix
- pink salt
- 300 g cottage cheese
- 75 g mild cheddar
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 1 roasted red pepper
- 1 large avocado
- baby plum tomatoes
- 0.5 red onion
- lime
- fresh coriander
- salt
- pepper
- tomato
- 0.5 red onion
- lime juice
- fresh coriander
- salt
- pepper
- 1 mini hot honey street tortillas
Equipment
bowlblenderair fryerknifeforkpanfood processor
Tips
- Meal prep is cheaper than therapy.
- For the cheese sauce, roasted pepper can be substituted with smoked paprika.
- One serving for the creator is about three tacos.
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