Pita with chicken breast in spicy sauce
Cooking time:
1 hour 30 minutes
Active time:
20 minutes
Complexity:
Average
Middle Eastern street food traditions are something! A mixture of flavors of spices, chargrilled meat, spicy herbs, all this of course cannot be repeated at home exactly, but it is definitely worth trying. This version uses dietary chicken breast meat, but the dish does not lose at all from this - the meat turns out to be juicy, and the sauce and tender baked eggplants complement it perfectly!
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Recipe "Pete with chicken breast in spicy sauce "
Ingredients for 2-3 servings
chicken breast fillet
2 pcs.
eggplant
1-2 pcs.
pita Mediterranean
3 pcs.
baking foil
Greek yogurt (for sauce)
2 jars (240g)
garlic (for sauce)
1 clove
cilantro and red basil greens (for sauce)
pinch of turmeric (for sauce )
salt (for sauce)
freshly ground black pepper (for sauce )
olive oil (for marinade)
2 tbsp. spoons
lemon juice (for marinade)
1 tbsp. spoon
garlic clove (for marinade)
ginger (for marinade)
1 cm root
turmeric (for marinade)
1 tsp
zira (for marinade)
½ tsp
ground red pepper (for marinade)
pinch
salt (for marinade)
Step 1/7
Often prick the eggplant with a fork, wrap in foil and bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees until soft (20-30 minutes).
Step 2/7
For the marinade, beat the olive oil with the lemon juice with a fork, add the spices, salt and crushed garlic and ginger.
Step 3/7
Coat the chicken breasts with the resulting mixture, wrap in foil and leave for 15 minutes, then bake in a preheated oven until tender - 15-20 minutes.
Step 4/7
Peel the eggplant, cut the flesh into strips, drizzle with lemon juice.
Step 5/7
Cut the finished chicken breasts into small oblong pieces as well.
Step 6/7
Add crushed garlic, chopped herbs, turmeric, salt and pepper to Greek yogurt, mix, mix half of the sauce with eggplants.
Step 7/7
Preheat the pitas in the oven for about a minute, score to open or cut into halves. Fill the pitas with chicken fillets and aubergines, pouring sauce over the filling, serve hot!
Ingredients for 2-3 servings
chicken breast fillet
2 pcs.
eggplant
1-2 pcs.
pita Mediterranean
3 pcs.
baking foil
Greek yogurt (for sauce)
2 jars (240g)
garlic (for sauce)
1 clove
cilantro and red basil greens (for sauce)
pinch of turmeric (for sauce )
salt (for sauce)
freshly ground black pepper (for sauce )
olive oil (for marinade)
2 tbsp. spoons
lemon juice (for marinade)
1 tbsp. spoon
garlic clove (for marinade)
ginger (for marinade)
1 cm root
turmeric (for marinade)
1 tsp
zira (for marinade)
½ tsp
ground red pepper (for marinade)
pinch
salt (for marinade)
Nutritional value per 100 g
Calories
139 kcal
Proteins
12 g
Fats
5 g
Carbohydrates
12 g
Saturated fat
1 g
Dietary fiber
1 g
Added sugar
0 g