Lemon chicken with peas

Total: 1 hr 35 min. | Active: 35 min.

Ingredients

for 4 people

Marinade
180 g plain yoghurt
garlic cloves, squeezed
2 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp turmeric
¼ tsp ground cumin
1 tsp salt
500 g Skinless chicken steaks
Chicken
1 tbsp olive oil
½  organic lemon, thinly sliced
2 dl chicken bouillon
250 g frozen peas, defrosted
½ tbsp butter
½ tbsp white flour
4 sprig dill, torn into pieces
4 sprig basil, leaves torn off
spring onion incl. green part, cut into thin rings

How it's done

Marinade

Place the yoghurt in a bowl along with all the other ingredients up to and including the salt, mix well. Add the chicken steaks, mix, cover and marinate in the fridge for at least 1 hr.

Chicken

Heat the oil in a frying pan. Remove the chicken from the marinade, wipe away the marinade, set aside the remainder of the marinade. Place the chicken in the pan, brown for approx. 3 mins. on each side. Remove and set aside. Add the lemon slices to the same pan, fry for approx. 3 mins. Pour in the stock along with the reserved marinade, bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, mix the butter and flour with a fork, add while stirring. Return the chicken to the pan, cover and simmer over a low heat for approx. 10 mins. Add the peas, cook for approx. 5 mins. Plate up the chicken with the peas. Garnish with the dill, basil and spring onions.

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