These Cilantro Thai Chicken Skewers are fantastic. The Thai chicken flavor is so good with the cucumber yogurt sauce for dipping, and its low in calories!
These Cilantro Thai Chicken Skewers with Cucumber Yogurt Dip have the most amazing flavor! The Cilantro and Thai spices on the chicken are so good complemented with the cucumber yogurt sauce for dipping (which is an authentic and incredibly delicious sauce from our friend from India). I am completely in love with Thai and Indian flavor dishes, if you have been too nervous to step out of your food comfort zone these skewers are a safe and great place to start. Try them out for your next BBQ, you will not be disappointed! Great as an appetizer or a main dish. The best part is that there is so much flavor and so few calories!!
Ingredients
- 3 to 4 chicken breasts
- wooden skewers
Chicken Marinade
- 2 tsp. minced garlic
- 1/2 bunch of fresh cilantro
- 2 Tbsp. fish sauce
- 1 Tbsp. sesame oil
- 2 tsp. curry powder
- 2 tsp. cumin
- 2 tsp. paprika
Cucumber Yogurt Dip
- 1 c. plain greek yogurt
- 2 tsp. chopped cucumber
- 2 tsp. chopped carrot
- 1 tsp. chopped cilantro
- 1 tsp. milk
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Blend all the chicken marinade ingredients in a food processor or good blender.
- Cut the chicken breasts into 4 to 5 long strips. Place strips into a large bowl, stir in the marinade, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Combine all the yogurt dip ingredients in a medium size bowl and refrigerate.
- Thread the chicken onto the wooden skewers (if you prefer the skewers to not get charred you can soak them in water while the chicken is marinating) and grill over medium heat until cooked through.
- Serve chicken with a side of yogurt sauce for dipping.
Kay says
September 2, 2012 at 3:02 pmWhat did you serve as side dish(es) with this? I’m looking forward to trying them with something that will greatly complement this dish.
Emily says
September 2, 2012 at 3:38 pmThese would be great with a salad or potato dish as a side. Have you tried our Parmesan Potato Halves?
elaine says
April 30, 2014 at 5:26 pmi would serve pad thai with this or/and peanut sauce and cucumber salad. you could also fry wantons too!
Emily says
September 2, 2012 at 3:40 pmThey would honestly be best with our Indain Coconut Rice, but that recipe is exclusive to our cookbook (coming out in just a few weeks!)
Kay says
September 2, 2012 at 4:51 pmThank you, Emily. I found a couple of recipes on-line I think will work. I just found your website recently and will keep an eye out for your cookbook (I need another to add to my “collection!”) I guess it will be announced on your website…..I’ll be keeping an eye out. Thanks again for the quick response.
Jane Gray says
September 19, 2012 at 7:50 pmJust wanted to say this was the first recipe we’ve tried from your website and we loved it. I was a little concerned that there was so little liquid in the marinade and added some lemon juice. Ended up very tasty!
Andrea says
February 24, 2013 at 1:14 pmI found these on pinterest and am dying to try these. I have to say I am having a hard time reading the recipe with the background. I hope it prints better.