Lime Grilled Chicken & Raita
Posted on: March 17, 2010
Ok, so the Lime Grilled Chicken recipe was an absolute disaster. Why? I believe there are two reasons but I’ll get to that in a minute. First of all, I was excited to eat some tangy chicken. The marinade only calls for lime juice, saffron, and onion. So I juiced by own limes to avoid preservatives, sliced the onion, and added a pinch of saffron which was half of the teeny-tiny bottle. Then I thought to myself, this marinade doesn’t sound very tasty. Problem number one – no salt. So I added a little salt and pepper and plowed on. Problem number two – which is all my fault. The directions say to marinate for 1-3 hours. Not listening, I marinated it over night. When I opened the bag in the morning, the chicken had a nasty/funky smell. Not a spoiled smell just kinda weird. (I think it was the saffron. I don’t think I like the taste of it.) So then, I proceeded to grill it and it was so smelly and unappetizing that I didn’t even want to try it. My nose was correct and it was gross. I hate to use such a strong word but it truly was. It is half my fault but I think it was a little too simple to have good flavor. Just my opinion. The recipe was paired rice and Raita which is basically a raisin, cucumber, mint, yogurt dip. Absolutely delicioso. (Even though I forgot to add the mint. I’m going to add it next time.) I ate it with some pita chips and it was very filling since it was pretty much the only thing I ate that night. Tonight we are supposed to be eating the Chutney filled chicken. I’m hoping for a better result.
Note: I used the Trader Joe’s Organic Chicken Broth instead of water to make my rice and it came out full of flavor. Try it sometime.
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