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Grilled chicken tacos with mango salsa

Kitchen Mai
A lip smacking, fresh and vibrant taco recipe
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 45 mins
Course Appetizer, Brunch, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4
Calories 214 kcal

Equipment

  • Griddle pan/oven

Ingredients
  

  • 6 tortillas
  • 250 g chicken breasts
  • 2 ripe avocados sliced
  • 1 medium red onion sliced
  • 5 tbsp greek yoghurt or hung curds
  • 2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves chopped
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • sea salt to taste

For marinating the chicken

  • 2 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 2 tsp lime juice
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp white pepper powder
  • 2 tsp oregano
  • 2 tsp chilli olive oil or normal olive oil
  • sea salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Wash and pat dry chicken breasts. Score them lightly
    "Grilled chicken tacos with mango salsa - www.kitchenmai.com"
  • Add all the marination ingredients and massage them well. Set this aside until you go ahead to make the salsa and yoghurt dip 
    "Grilled chicken tacos with mango salsa - www.kitchenmai.com"
  • Prepare the salsa. Here is the recipe link for the mango salsa
    "Grilled chicken tacos with mango salsa - www.kitchenmai.com"
  • For the yoghurt dip, whisk the yoghurt well so that there are no lumps. Add sea salt, lime juice and chopped coriander and mix
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  • Return to the chicken. Heat a griddle pan, and add the chicken breasts. Roast for around 7-8 minutes, on each side, until they cook through and get a dark brown colour on them
  • Remove on a plate. Using a knife and fork, slice them an inch thick. Leave it to cool down
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  • Remove the tortillas on a plate
    "Grilled chicken tacos with mango salsa - www.kitchenmai.com"
  • Using a cookie cutter, cut out circular sheets of 7 centimeters diameter. Very lightly, for 30 seconds on one side, toast them over a pan 
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Assembling the tacos

  • Spread the tacos on a plate
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  • Add the sliced avocados and onions. Drizzle some sea salt and lime juice over them
    "Grilled chicken tacos with mango salsa - www.kitchenmai.com"
  • Place the grilled chicken
    "Grilled chicken tacos with mango salsa - www.kitchenmai.com"
  • Add the mango salsa
    "Grilled chicken tacos with mango salsa - www.kitchenmai.com"
  • Now, gently lift from the sides and keep the tacos close to each other so that they can "stand." Add dollops of the yoghurt dip 
  • Serve your grilled chicken tacos with mango salsa, at room temperature with some refreshing, chilled lemonade or beer. Enjoy!
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Notes

  • These proportions of ingredients, yielded 12 tacos
  • You could replace chicken with any protein of your choice
  • The marination process will not change
  • You could use sour cream instead of the Greek yoghurt dip
  • g - grams
  • tbsp - tablespoon
  • tsp - teaspoon
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