Tandoori chicken with coriander, orange
and cucumber salad
Cooking chicken pieces on an open grill can be a bit tricky. Pre-cook this simple
tandoori chicken in the All-in-One Cooker to ensure success with a dierent kind
of barbecue dish.
Serves 4
Preparation time 20 minutes plus 30 minutes marinating time
Pressure cooking time 35 minutes (excluding pressure building time)
Ingredients
⅓ cup tandoori paste
2 tbsp plain Greek yoghurt
Juice of 1 orange
1 small red chilli, sliced (optional)
8 (1.6kg) chicken pieces, choose wings, legs and thigh
cutlets
Mixed Asian salad leaves, to serve
Chopped pistachios, to garnish
Orange and cucumber salad
4 oranges, peeled, sliced
¼ small red onion, nely sliced
2 Lebanese cucumbers, sliced
1 small lime, halved
1 tbsp olive oil
½ cup fresh coriander sprigs
Method
1. Combine the tandoori paste, yoghurt, orange juice and chilli if using. Slash the chicken and rub the paste into the cuts and
over the surface of the chicken. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. Lightly spray the inner pot with canola oil and line with baking paper. Place the larger pieces of chicken into the base
of the pot, bone side down. Allow space between the chicken. Cover with a layer of baking paper and then arrange
remaining chicken over the top.
3. Select the MEAT POULTRY mode in PRESSURE COOKING. Set time for 35 minutes. Press START.
4. To prepare the orange and cucumber salad: Combine orange slices, cucumbers and coriander sprigs. Squeeze over the
lime juice and drizzle with olive oil. Chill until required.
5. When cooking is complete, stand for 5 minutes. Turn pressure regulator to VENT to allow the pressure to release.
Remove lid.
6. Preheat a char-grill pan or barbecue to a medium heat. Drizzle with olive oil. Remove the chicken and place onto the
heated char-grill pan. Grill for 2-3 minutes on each side or until charred and golden brown and chicken is completely
cooked through. Drizzle with cooking juices and serve with prepared orange and cucumber salad and mixed salad leaves.
Garnish with chopped pistachios.
Cook’s note
Pressure Cook
Set valve to “Seal”
position.
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