Chicken Satay With Peanut Sauce Recipe!

I promised the recipe for Chicken Satay With Peanut Sauce! and here it is.

Ingredients For The Chicken Satay:

1. Boneless chicken breasts 400 gm
2. Dried red chilies 4
3. Garlic 6 cloves
4. Coriander seeds 1 tsp
5. Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp
6. Salt to taste
7. Coconut milk 3-4 tbsp
8. Lemon juice 1 tbsp
9. Soy sauce 2 tsp
10. Bamboo skewers/wooden toothpicks, soaked in water as required
11. Oil, to shallow fry

Ingredients For The Peanut Sauce:

1. Roasted peanuts, coarsely powdered 1/4 cup
2. Onion, 1 small chopped
3. Garlic, crushed 4-6
4. Coconut milk 1 cup
5. Soy sauce 1 tsp
6. Water ¼ cup
7. Oil 1 tsp
8. Salt to taste

Method:

Wash and pat dry the chicken breasts with a clean kitchen towel.  Soak the bamboo skewers/wooden toothpicks in water.  For the chicken satay, grind the dried red chilies, three garlic cloves, coriander seeds, and cumin seeds to a smooth paste adding a little water.  Crush the remaining garlic cloves.  Slice the chicken breasts horizontally and cut into smaller pieces depending on whether you are using bamboo skewers or wooden toothpicks.  In a bowl add the ground paste, crushed garlic, coconut milk, lemon juice, and salt to taste and mix thoroughly.  Add the soy sauce and chicken pieces and mix.  Marinate for a minimum of one-half hour preferably in the refrigerator.  String the chicken pieces onto the bamboo skewers/wooden toothpicks. Heat a non-stick grill pan, add little oil and place the satay sticks on it.  Cook on a medium flame for 2-3 minutes on both sides and then turn the flame to low and cook till done. Turn sides a few times so that the chicken gets cooked evenly on all sides.  While the chicken is cooking prepare the peanut sauce.  Heat oil in a pan and add the chopped onion, and sauté till translucent.  Add the coarsely ground peanuts and fry for a few seconds. Add about two to three tablespoons of water and cook for a few seconds. Add crushed garlic, coconut milk, and salt to taste and cook on a low flame for a few minutes.  Add the soy sauce and mix well. Add a quarter cup of water and cook till the mixture reaches the consistency of a sauce. Serve the chicken satay hot with the peanut sauce for accompaniment.