TURKISH SPICED CHICKEN WITH FLATBREADS AND GREEN RELISH
Ingredients
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¾ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 garlic cloves
- grated
- 6 boneless chicken thighs
- skin removed
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 garlic cloves
- chopped
- sea salt flakes
- 1 green chilli
- halved
- seeds removed
- roughly chopped
- 1 red chilli
- halved
- seeds removed
- roughly chopped
- 15g/½oz fresh coriander
- roughly chopped
- 8 sprigs of mint
- leaves only
- roughly torn
- 70g/2½oz pitted green olives
- roughly chopped
- 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
- good squeeze of lemon juice
- 200g/7oz plain flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp ghee
- melted
- ¼ cucumber
- sliced
- handful of baby leaves
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- lemon wedges
- 200ml/7fl oz Greek yoghurt
Directions
- For the chicken
- make a marinade by mixing the olive oil
- cinnamon
- cayenne
- cumin
- garlic
- salt and pepper together in a mixing bowl.
- Make little slits all over the undersides of the chicken with the point of a knife. Put the chicken in the marinade
- turning to coat. Cover with cling film and put in the fridge. Leave in the fridge for a couple of hours
- or overnight. Making sure to bring it to room temperature before cooking.
- To make the relish
- put the garlic and sea salt in a pestle and mortar and bash it until it is crushed. Add the chillies
- coriander
- mint and olives and bash everything together. Gradually add the extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar until you have a rough paste (it should be chunky
- not puréed). Add lemon juice to taste and set aside.
- To make the flatbreads
- put the flour in a medium bowl
- add the salt and stir. Add enough water until the flour mix comes to a dough. Knead until smooth and divide into 4 pieces. Roll each piece into a circle and put on a hot griddle pan one at a time. Turn the bread over once charred marks have appeared and brush with the melted ghee.
- For the green salad
- put the cucumber and leaves in a large bowl. Pour the olive oil and white wine vinegar in a small bowl and whisk in the mustard. Just before serving pour the dressing over the salad and mix.
- To cook the chicken
- heat a griddle pan. Remove the chicken from the marinade
- shaking off the excess. Cook the chicken over a medium heat
- for about 2 minutes on each side. Reduce the heat to low and cook for another 4 minutes
- or until cooked through.
- Put the chicken on a plate and serve with the flatbreads
- chutney
- green salad
- lemon wedges and a bowl of Greek yoghurt.

