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Chicken Pineapple Bites

Chicken Pineapple Bites

Name: Chicken Pineapple Bites
Total time: 45 s
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon Salt; 2 teaspoons Refined Oil; 2 teaspoons Red Chilli Flakes; 1 teaspoon Pepper; 200 g Chicken Breasts; 0.5 unit Pineapple; 6 g Parsley; 1 unit Capsicum Red-regular; 5 pieces Bamboo Skewers

Time20 Min

DifficultyEasy

Serves2

World over, people serve various forms of kababs as starters. In India, chicken tikka kababs, chicken reshmi kababs and tangdi kababs are extremely popular amongst non-vegetarians. These bite-sized recipes are not only delectable but since they are roasted and not deep-fried, they are also considered healthy. These kababs receive their complex flavours and textures from their spice mixes. But if y ... ou are looking for an equally sophisticated recipe, which is full of flavour but has lesser spices, look no further, chicken pineapple bites is a perfect recipe with a tangy flavour but minimum spices. Chicken pineapple bites need very few ingredients and are very easy to make. In fact, once you learn how to make chicken pineapple bites, you will only serve these kababs in all your house parties and gatherings. Owing to their bite-size, this recipe is perfect to serve as starters or appetisers to your guests. The simple ingredients of chicken, pineapple and capsicum create a blissful medley of flavours and textures, that makes these chicken pineapple bites so finger-licking good. Red capsicum adds a contrasting crunch and colour to the succulent chicken and pineapple adds a delicious sweet-sour flavour, without the need of adding processed sugar. Besides appetisers, you can serve chicken pineapple bites as a tea-time snack or as a post-workout snack.

Ingredients

Dry Grocery

Salt

1 teaspoon

Refined Oil

2 teaspoons

Red Chilli Flakes

2 teaspoons

Poultry

Chicken Breasts

200 g

Fruits & Vegetables

Pineapple

0.5 unit

Parsley

6 g

Capsicum Red-regular

1 unit

Other

Pepper

1 teaspoon

Bamboo Skewers

5 pieces

Directions

Wash and cut the chicken into dices and set a side.

Clean and cut the pineapple and red bell pepper into dices and set aside.

In a bowl, combine chicken, red capsicum, chilli flakes, pineapple salt, pepper, a little oil and chopped parsley. Mix well and let it marinate for 1 hour.

Heat the pan or a grill, brush with little oil. Take a skewer and place the red bell pepper, then chicken dices, then pineapple dice and repeat. Each skewer will have two bell pepper dices, two chicken dices and two pineapple dices

Place the skewer on a hot pan. Cook the chicken and let the pineapple caramelize. Brush a little oil if required.

Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and serve hot.

Health Benefits and Hacks:

Chicken Pineapple Bites have close to 200 calories which makes this extremely flavourful dish very healthy. Instead of bamboo skewers, you can use a toothpick to serve chicken pineapple bites at your home parties. This is a great way to serve individual pieces to all your guests. Make a quick dip to go along with this recipe by mixing some sriracha sauce with mayonnaise and make it a restaurant-style chicken pineapple bites. You can marinate your ingredients in advance and keep them ready to cook. This is especially helpful if you are looking for a tasty and healthy post-workout snack. Once you are back from the gym, just put the marinated ingredients in the pan, cook and serve. Flavourful, loaded with protein, fewer calories and fat are some best benefits of chicken pineapple bites. You can add some other herbs such as coriander, rosemary, thyme, basil to make this recipe more flavourful Sprinkle a pinch of roasted cumin seeds to add a little zing to this flavourful recipe.