Tandoori-flavoured chicken with leeks
Indian flavours pep up this recipe. The leeks are cooked then mixed with chunks of chicken (a good way to use leftovers from a previous meal) and simmered with tandoori spices.
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Last modified on: April 17th 2019
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0 kg 5 g chicken
2 tablespoons 
1 tablespoon tandoori spices
0 litre 3 ml 
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 28 min. | 26 min. | 54 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Cut 0 kg 5 g chicken into small chunks or shreds.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a large pan on high heat. When really hot, add the shallots.
Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minutes without colouring.
Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minutes without colouring.
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Add the leeks, mix well and leave to cook until tender.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Add the chicken and 1 tablespoon tandoori spices. Mix well.
Stage 7 - 15 min.
Lastly, add 0 litre 3 ml liquid cream, salt and pepper.
Leave on low heat to reduce until you have a thickened, creamy sauce.
Leave on low heat to reduce until you have a thickened, creamy sauce.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Check the seasoning and your dish is ready to serve.
Remarks
The recipe is a vague one, so do feel free to adapt the quantities to whatever you have to hand.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 974 Kcal or 4,078 Kj | 44 gr | 41 gr | 71 gr |
| 49 % | 17 % | 4 % | 11 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 131 Kcal or 548 Kj | 6 gr | 6 gr | 9 gr |
| 7 % | 2 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 487 Kcal or 2,039 Kj | 22 gr | 21 gr | 35 gr |
| 24 % | 8 % | 2 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 2.23 €
- Per person : 1.12 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Chicken: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sautéed chicken with leeks, Duck Parmentier, Chicken with rice and leeks, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Chicken and mushroom pie, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: The strange gratin, Layered Leek and Egg Gratin , Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Vanilla ice cream, Crusty cockle tart, ... All |
 | Leek: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and celery soup, Thaï rice with small vegetables, Sautéed Pork with Peanuts, Polenta parmentier, Mixed vegetable curry, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rosemary steamed fish, Brussels sprouts salad with smoked trout and Comté cheese, Purple Pesto, Kérinou slices, Spaghetti with mushrooms, ... All |
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