India x Venezuela

Tikka reina pepiada arepas

Name: Tikka reina pepiada arepas
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: 2 cups arepa flour arepa flour; 1 2/3 cups warm water; 1 1/2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 400 g boneless thighs chicken, boneless; 1/4 cup hung curd (greek yogurt); 1 1/4 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 3/4 tsp garam masala; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1/2 tsp kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves); 1 large ripe avocado; 2 1/2 tbsp mayonnaise; a big handful coriander leaves (cilantro); 1 finely chopped green chilli; 4 tsp lemon juice; 1/2 small red onion finely chopped onion; Salt, to taste

Caracas' curvy queen of chicken salad marries a tandoori prince.

55 minTime

31 gProtein each

mediumSpice

A queen with a tikka crown2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

633kcalsame

31 gproteinsame

9 gfibresame

55minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Arepa flour2 cups arepa flour

Water1⅔ cups, warm

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1½ tbsp

Chicken, boneless400 g boneless thighs

Hung curd (greek yogurt)¼ cup

Kashmiri chilli powder1¼ tsp

Garam masala¾ tsp

Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp

Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)½ tsp

Avocado1 large, ripe

Mayonnaise2½ tbsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a big handful

Green chilli1, finely chopped

Lemon juice4 tsp

Onion½ small red onion, finely chopped

Saltto taste

Method

6 steps

1Mix the chicken with hung curd, chilli, garam masala, ginger garlic paste, kasuri methi and 1/2 tsp salt. Rest 15 minutes.
2Mix the arepa flour with 1 tsp salt and the warm water. Knead 2 minutes and rest 5 minutes. Shape 8 discs, 1.5 cm thick.
3Cook the arepas in a lightly oiled tawa on medium heat for 6 minutes a side, then bake in the oven at 180°C for 10 minutes.
4Meanwhile cook the chicken in the rest of the oil in a hot pan on high heat for 10 minutes, turning, until charred and no pink remains. Cool slightly and shred.
5Mash the avocado with mayonnaise, lemon juice, green chilli, onion, chopped coriander and salt. Fold in the chicken.
6Split each hot arepa three quarters of the way, like a pocket, and stuff generously.

Serve it like this

Stand two stuffed arepas on their sides on a board, filling facing out. Add a coriander sprig to each and a lime wedge between them.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

India x Venezuela

Tikka reina pepiada arepas

Caracas' curvy queen of chicken salad marries a tandoori prince.

55 minTime

31 gProtein each

mediumSpice

A queen with a tikka crown2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

633kcalsame

31 gproteinsame

9 gfibresame

55minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Arepa flour2 cups arepa flour

Water1⅔ cups, warm

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1½ tbsp

Chicken, boneless400 g boneless thighs

Hung curd (greek yogurt)¼ cup

Kashmiri chilli powder1¼ tsp

Garam masala¾ tsp

Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp

Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)½ tsp

Avocado1 large, ripe

Mayonnaise2½ tbsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a big handful

Green chilli1, finely chopped

Lemon juice4 tsp

Onion½ small red onion, finely chopped

Saltto taste

Method

6 steps

1Mix the chicken with hung curd, chilli, garam masala, ginger garlic paste, kasuri methi and 1/2 tsp salt. Rest 15 minutes.
2Mix the arepa flour with 1 tsp salt and the warm water. Knead 2 minutes and rest 5 minutes. Shape 8 discs, 1.5 cm thick.
3Cook the arepas in a lightly oiled tawa on medium heat for 6 minutes a side, then bake in the oven at 180°C for 10 minutes.
4Meanwhile cook the chicken in the rest of the oil in a hot pan on high heat for 10 minutes, turning, until charred and no pink remains. Cool slightly and shred.
5Mash the avocado with mayonnaise, lemon juice, green chilli, onion, chopped coriander and salt. Fold in the chicken.
6Split each hot arepa three quarters of the way, like a pocket, and stuff generously.

Serve it like this

Stand two stuffed arepas on their sides on a board, filling facing out. Add a coriander sprig to each and a lime wedge between them.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Tikka reina pepiada arepas

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Tikka reina pepiada arepas

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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