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chicke tikka nachos
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5 from 9 votes

Chicken Tikka Nachos

A Pakistani/Indian twist on the regular mexican nachos
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Total Time28 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack, Snacks, Sides and Starters
Cuisine: Fusion Food, South Asian
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 549kcal
Author: Wajiha

Ingredients

  • A bag of tortilla chips.
  • Chopped cilantro for garnish

Yogurt Sauce

  • 4 tbsp Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 tsp of salt
  • 1/4 tsp of black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp of cream

Mint sauce

  • A handful of mint leaves
  • 3 green chilies with stems removed
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice or juice of half a lemon
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 3 slices of avocado or 1/4th of an avocado
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup of water

Chicken tikka mixture

  • 2 chicken breast pieces cut up into small chunks
  • 1/2 tsp of turmeric
  • 2 tsp of red chili powder
  • 2 tsp of cumin powder
  • 1 tsp of coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp of garam masala or all spice powder
  • 2 tbsp of lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp garlic ginger paste
  • 1 tbsp of vinegar
  • 1/4 tsp of red color powder
  • 4 tbsp of tomato paste or ketchup
  • 1/4 cup of water
  • 1 tbsp of cream
  • 4 tbsp of cooking oil

Veggie mix

  • 1 medium tomato chopped up finely.
  • 1 big onion chopped up finely
  • 1/2 a bell pepper chopped up finely
  • 1/2 a lemon
  • 1/2 tsp of black pepper powder

Instructions


  • Preparing
  • Prepare the chicken marinade by mixing all the dry spices, lemon, vinegar and ginger garlic paste. Once the mixture is ready, scoop out 1 heaped teaspoon of the mixture for later use. Marinate the chicken in the remaining spice mix and set aside for 10 to 15 mins
  • In the meantime, put all the ingredients for the mint sauce in a blender and blend until smooth.
  • Mix all the ingredients for the yogurt sauce and set aside.
  • Mix all the raw veggies, sprinkle some lemon juice and black pepper on it and set aside.
  • In a frying pan, add oil and marinated chicken. Stir fry for 3 mins at high flame till the chicken looks cooked. Add tomato paste, water, the spice mix that we had saved for use later. Cook for another 2 mins.
  • Add cream to the chicken mix and cook for another min. Turn off flame and cover with a lid until ready to use.
  • Assembly
  • Layer all the tortilla chips/nachos on the serving dish.
  • Add half of the veggie mix all over the nachos.
  • Add the chicken tikka mix on top of the veggies.
  • Layer out the mint and yogurt sauces.
  • Top it off with the remaining veggies and chopped cilantro.

Notes

Go easy on the red and green chilies if you can't handle spicy food.
You can also use packet masala for chicken tikka and exclude all the dry spices from the chicken marination. Use about 6 tbsp of packet masala.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 549kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 32g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 491mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 12g