Kenyan Chicken Tikka Recipe

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Ingredients

For the Chicken

½ pound chicken (skinless breast meat is good)

1 teaspoon tomato paste

1 teaspoon curry powder

1 – 2 cloves garlic (more or less), finely minced

4½  teaspoons peanut oil

¼ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon ground, black pepper

Ingredients for the Sauce

½ cup tamarind juice/nector (if unavailable, use 1 cup cola, like Coke or Pepsi, simmered down to half volume over medium heat)

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon cayenne, or to taste

½ teaspoon sugar, or to taste

Instructions

Combine tomato paste, curry powder, garlic, salt, pepper, and oil.

Rub the chicken with this mixture and leave it for 4-6 hours for the flavor to penetrate the meat.

Grill or roast the chicken until nicely browned and tender.

Line a baking sheet with foil and set a greased, wire rack on it to broil the chicken in the oven

Combine the sauce ingredients and serve on the side. Spoon sauce over the chicken, to taste, at the table.

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