Spiced Chicken Thighs With Yogurt Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 8 ounces plain fat-free yogurt
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 combine 1/4 teaspoon salt, chopped cilantro, garlic, and yogurt in a bowl. stir well and set aside.
• 2 combine the remaining 1/4 tsp salt, cumin, corianger, turmeric, ginger, and red pepper in a bowl. stir well to combine.
• 3 rub spice mixture into both sides of each chicken thigh.
• 4 heat a large heave skillet over medium heat. (if you have an exhaust hood, turn it on, otherwise crack a window since the next step will create a little smoke if you have to do it in mulitple batches.).
• 5 coat skillet with cooking spray. add chicken to skillet, smooth side down, and in a single layer (do multiple batches if neccessary). cook 5 minutes without moving the chicken pieces. (it is important not to move them so that they will form a tasty crust.).
• 6 flip the chicken and cook another 4 to 6 minutes or until cooked through.
• 7 serve with yogurt sauce.