Spicy Grilled Chicken with Mango Salsa

 

Have you ever tried chicken with mango salsa. It's an amazingly intertesting combination. The tastes of the sweet and sour salsa with the hot and spicy chicken is simply delectable. It is a must try if you love variety in your food. Follow my recipes below and simply enjoy.

Spicy Chicken Drumsticks

Ingredients:
Spicy Chicken Drumsticks - 4
Lemon Juice - 2 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Red chili paste - 2 teaspoon (or more if you like it hot)
Ginger paste - 1 teaspoon
Garlic paste - 2 teaspoons
Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon
Ground corriander - 1 teaspoon
Curry leaves chopped fine - A few
Oil for brushing

Instructions:
Make a few incisions onto the drumsticks with a sharp knife to allow the marinade to penetrate into them.
Place them in a bowl and apply the lemon juice, salt, ginger, garlic and red chili pastes, the ground spices and the curry leaves onto the chicken pieces and allow to marinate covered for around 2 hours in the refrigerator.
Once marinated brush the drumsticks with oil.
Next place it on an oiled grill rack and grill covered for around 45 minutes turning it 3 to 4 times or till done. Alternately roast it on a rack or a roasting pan in a pre-heated oven at 200°C or 400°F for 25 to 30 minutes or till done.
You'll know that the chicken in ready when you poke a fork or knife into the chicken and the juices run clear and not red or pink.

Serve hot with the salsa.

Tip: The chicken tastes better the longer you marinate it. Overnight marination would bring out the best taste.


Mango Salsa

Ingredients:
Ripe and firm Mango, peeled, pitted and chopped - 1 cup
Cucumber peeled and chopped - 1/2 cup
Green Bell Peppers chopped - 1/2 cup
Onion peeled and chopped - 1/2 cup
Red chili paste - 1 teaspoon (or more if you like it hotter)
Coriander / Cilantro chopped - 1/4 cup
Lime juice - 1 tablespoon
Salt to taste

Instructions:
Toss in all the ingredients into a bowl and mix.
Serve with the spicy chicken drumsticks.

Mango Ice Cream topped with Chocolate Sauce

I love Mangoes and everything made out of them. My favorite variety is the Alphonso for it's sheer richness of flavor, sweetness, color and fragrance. I simply love the smell of fresh Alphonso mangoes. If I could, I'd have my kitchen smelling of it all year through.

 
And with summer here, it's time to go mango munching again. Nothing beats the summer heat better than ice cream and with fresh mangoes lying deliciously in my kitchen, how could I resist myself from making some rich and creamy mango ice cream.