
Protein Swap | Hot & Buttery Tandoori Chicken Breasts
with Chaat-Style Shaved Brussels
990 cals
20 mins
Description
Advance notice: you will be licking your fingers. Mango chutney and tandoori marinade make the ultimate marinade for chicken breasts, finished in tandoori butter. Inspired by street food snacks called chaat, the salad explodes with chickpeas and cranberries in a fruity dressing.
Contains:
Milk
Ingredients
for 2 servings
(Double for 4 portions)
2 Canadian-raised chicken breasts (air chilled)
1 Lemon
300g Brussels sprouts
1 Shallot (or onion)
30g Mango chutney
10ml Tandoori paste
25g Dried cranberries
398ml Chickpeas (canned)
8g Tandoori Trip spices (garlic purée, sea salt, paprika, ginger purée, coriander, Kashmiri chili powder, cumin powder, mint flakes, turmeric, black peppercorn, fennel seeds, coriander seeds, cinnamon, star anise, cumin seeds)
Nutrition
Total fat | 40g |
Saturated Fat | 10g |
Sodium | 1710mg |
Total carbs | 97g |
Sugar | 24g |
Protein | 62g |
Fibres | 29g |
Recipe Instructions

- Preheat the air fryer to 400°F. Lightly oil the basket.
- Pat the chicken* dry; season with the spices and S&P.
- In a medium bowl, combine the chicken*, ½ the mango chutney, ½ the tandoori paste and a drizzle of oil.
- Place in the air fryer and fry, flipping halfway, 12 to 16 min., until cooked through.

- Meanwhile, halve the Brussels sprouts lengthwise (quarter if large), then thinly slice crosswise.
- Zest and juice the lemon.
- Halve, peel and thinly slice the shallot.
- In a small bowl, combine the lemon juice and shallot.
- Drain and rinse the chickpeas; pat dry.

- In a large bowl, combine the lemon-shallot mixture, lemon zest, remaining mango chutney, 2 tbsp oil (double both for 4 portions) and S&P.

- To the bowl of vinaigrette, add the Brussels sprouts, chickpeas and cranberries; toss well.

- In a second large bowl, microwave 2 tbsp butter (double for 4 portions) and the remaining tandoori paste, in 15 sec. increments, until melted.
- Add the chicken; toss well.

- Divide the salad between your plates.
- Top with the chicken. Bon appétit!