Ingredients
For marinating the chicken
200 gms chicken breast
5 gms low-fat yoghurt
3 gms dijon mustard
5 gms yellow mustard
2 ml lemon juice
5 ml olive oil
2 gms garlic
2 gms oregano
3 gms sea salt
2 gms black pepper
For cooking the Freekeh
100 gms freekeh - raw cleaned
5 ml olive oil
20 gms onions, chopped
5 gms garlic, chopped
1 cinnamon stick
2 gms cinnamon powder
250 ml vegetable stock water (in a pot add carrots and celery and onions with 250 ml of water on low heat)
3 gms sea salt
2 gms black pepper
For low-fat Tzatziki yoghurt
50 gms low-fat Greek yoghurt
3 gms mint, chopped
5 gms garlic chopped
10 gms, cucumber skin
Method
Marinated Chicken
1. Mix all the above ingredients along with the chicken breast and keep in the chiller for 3 hours.
2. Grill the marinated chicken breast until perfectly cooked.
Cooked Freekeh
1. Heat the cooking pot, add the olive oil, add the onion and garlic, sauté well.
2. Add the cinnamon stick, cinnamon powder to the mix.
3. Add the freekeh to the mix and stir for 3 minutes, then add vegetable stock, salt, and pepper.
4. Cook the freekeh mix over low heat until the water reduces.
5. Move from heat, cover it well and keep it for 20 minutes to settle.
6. Serve the freekeh and add the chicken on top.
Low-fat Tzatziki yoghurt
1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
2. Serve it in a bowl with the freekeh.
Recipe courtesy: Krave Restaurant, Dubai
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