Chicken and mangoes in yogurt
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Cooking meat in milk is not new. There was a pork cooked in milk recipe in a 1970s something cookbook that came with our SEB pressure cooker when I was a little girl. I tried it, liked it, and I’ve cooked it many times before. Jamie Oliver has a chicken in milk recipe which has been tried and enjoyed by a mom in Kuwait. I saw a photo from her entry in Food Gawker yesterday and decided I would do my own version. With a twist, naturally. Yogurt instead of milk and with cubes of fresh ripe mangoes.
How did it turn out? Can I brag just this one time? Because it tasted quite heavenly and I am not being melodramatic. It was perfect. The chicken meat was moist and juicy, the sparse sauce was thick with just the right balance between tang and sweetness. And the aroma… Oh, the aroma. It really pays to have fresh herbs growing in the garden. The chopped cilantro blended with the lemon zest and the result was quite extraordinary.
Here is a step-by-step visual guide. Click the first thumbnail to begin.
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- Season the chicken
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- Fry the chicken in a little oil
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- Lightly-browned chicken
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- Golden brown chicken
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- Adding the mangoes, onions and cilantro
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- Pour in the yogurt and add grated lemon zest
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- Chicken and mangoes stewed in yogurt
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- The mango cubes have retained their shape
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- Delicous dinner
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- A blend of flavors
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Oh wow, looks heavenly Connie. I can imagine the taste now… Herbs does make the difference kaya I am inspired with the herb garden at home.
Looks yummy! One question: did you have a problem with the curdling? If so, how ever did you deal with it?
js, I just let it. Minimal stirring resulted in little white spots of yogurt on top of the chicken pieces and the rest mixed in with the sauce. There were no solid curds.
This looks great. I’ve made a recipe for pork loin cooked in milk from Molly Steven’s braising cookbook, it was super. I definitely want to try this one!
It’s a dream dish, Lulu. I swear I’m gonna cook it for a lot of dinner parties.
Im envious! I would love to be able to cook this same dish. I am just wary of yogurt and never really tried it so Im scared of using it in dishes too.
I used to loathe yogurt. I couldn’t understand how my daughters could consume tub after tub after tub. And they liked the drink version too. Then, I learned to substitute yogurt for sour cream and a whole new world opened up for me.
I love yogurt so much that Faith hates it when i use up the yogurt i bought for her.
Will be cooking this one soon.
Thanks for the brilliant idea.
Soloops, in our house, I’m lucky if I get to eat a tub of yogurt — Speedy and the kids consume yogurt so fast. LOL
Hi Ms. Connie, ask lang po: would it still work without the cilantro? Hard to acquire po kasi yan dito at hindi ko alam kung ano hitsura nyan o tawag sa kanya dito… Clueless po ako sa pagluluto eh. Baka kung anong damo maihalo ko
Kung wala pong cilantro, ano pong itu-tweak sa recipe?
Thank u!
connie, ang sarap. kakatapos ko lang ng dinner niluto ko tong recipe na’to. wala nga lang cilantro at lemon zest dahil hindi ko alam kung ano yung mga yon. tsaka di ko na pina-golden brown yung chicken pero ang sarap.
thanks for the idea
hi… i’ve been browsing your site for weeks and i’ve tried a couple of your recipes and am very excited to cook this one.
i must also include that your photos are great!!! are you also a photographer miss connie?
No, I’m a lawyer. And a print media writer.
Hello Connie. I tried this recipe last Saturday and it was great! I have to warn everybody though to keep a wary eye when the sauce is about to completely reduce. When it gets to the point where the sauce is nearly reduced, the sauce just goes out completely and all you’re left with is oil. What I did is to just add some more yogurt and take it out from the heat.
pasaway si kotsengkuba hindi sumunod sa recipe, ahahah!
ano po ms. connie iibahin kapag walang cilantro? mapraktis nga ng mailuto sa aking prinsipe
pyjamas, difference in aroma and taste. can’t explain it, it has to be experienced.
Naisip ko pong i-substitute ang peaches, ano pong tingin nyo? Di kze masarap ang indian mangoes d2 sa dubai. may after taste. Lasang gamot.
Joy, basta fresh, I think they’ll work. Actually, there are a lot of other fruits I’d like to try with this recipe — plums, apples, apricots…
I love your step-by-step photos! They really help an unsure cook like myself.