Vegetarian Tandoori Chicken Fillets with Cucumber and Red Onion Salad

This vegetarian tandoori chicken recipe is packed full of spicy, fragrant flavours and makes a super easy weeknight dinner.

Quorn Vegetarian Fillets are coated in tasty tandoori spices mixed with Greek yogurt, ginger and garlic. Cook in the oven whilst you make a fresh cucumber and red onion salad, a fruity carrot raita and green Indian chutney dip.

Serve up your meat-free tandoori chicken fillets with optional rice, Indian breads and a sprinkle of nigella seeds for a totally delicious midweek meal.

Serves 4

22 mins

Easy

132 cals
(Per serving)

2.7g of fat
(Per serving)

6 g fibre
(Per serving)

11.9 g protein
(Per serving)

Ingredients

For the Tandoori fillets:

  • 4 Quorn Vegetarian Fillets
  • 2 tbsp fat free Greek yoghurt
  • 1 thumb ginger, peeled and grated
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 tsp tomato puree
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp ground coriander
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • ¼ tsp mild chilli powder
  • ½ lemon, juice only

For the cucumber and red onion salad:

  • 3 baby cucumbers, sliced
  • ¼ red onion, sliced
  • ½ red chilli, thinly sliced
  • 1 lime, juice only
  • A handful coriander leaves, chopped

For the carrot raita:

  • 1 carrot, grated
  • 3 tbsp fat free Greek yoghurt
  • 25g raisins
  • 1 tbsp desiccated coconut
  • 1 tsp garam masala

For the green Indian chutney dip:

  • 4 tbsp fat free Greek yoghurt
  • 1 tsp lime pickle
  • 1 tbsp coriander, chopped
  • 1 tbsp mint, chopped

To serve (optional):

  • Basmati rice
  • Nigella seeds

Method

For the Tandoori fillets…

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 160°C (fan)/ 180°C electric/Gas Mark 4.
  2. Place the yoghurt, ginger, garlic, tomato puree, spices and lemon juice into a bowl. Mix well. Place the Quorn Vegetarian Fillets onto a non-stick baking tray. Brush both sides of the fillets generously with the Tandoori mix.
  3. Cook in a pre-heated oven for 12 minutes.

For the cucumber and red onion Indian salad…

  1. Place all of the ingredients into a bowl and toss to combine.

For the carrot raita…

  1. Place all of the ingredients into a bowl and mix well.

For the green Indian chutney dip…

  1. Place all of the ingredients into a bowl and mix well. Spoon into a dip serving pot.

To serve…

  1. Slice the tandoori fillets and arrange on warm serving plates. Add a side of cucumber and red onion Indian salad, a dollop of carrot raita and a drizzle of green Indian chutney dip. Add a serving of rice and garnish with nigella seeds (optional).

Tip: Place the Quorn Vegetarian Fillets in a freezer bag and marinate in the Tandoori yoghurt mix for 1-2 hours in the fridge for added flavour. This dish is delicious serve in a wrap for lunch on the go.