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Today's Recipe - Near East Chicken with Cucumber Relish
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Recipe: Ingredients:
* 1 tablespoon cardamom pods
* 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
* 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
* 2 1/2 pounds skinless chicken thighs
* 1 (8 ounce) container plain low-fat yogurt
* 6 slices fresh ginger
* 4 garlic cloves, crushed
* 1 tablespoon sliced jalapeno chile*
* 1/2 teaspoon paprika
* 1/2 English cucumber, peeled and sliced
* 1 cup thinly sliced fennel
* 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
* 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
* 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
* 1/2 teaspoon sugar
* Pinch cumin seed
DIRECTIONS
1. Toast cardamom pods in a small skillet, shaking pan, over low heat 3 minutes, until fragrant. (For ground cardamom, toast 1 minute.) Cool. Pinch pods to open slightly.
2. Sprinkle the 1/2 teaspoon salt and the pepper over chicken. Combine yogurt, ginger, garlic, jalapeno, paprika and cardamom in a large bowl. Add chicken, turning pieces several times until well coated. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and marinate chicken in the refrigerator overnight.
3. Make cucumber relish: Combine cucumber, fennel, onion, vinegar, 2 teaspoons oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, the sugar, and cumin in a bowl; set aside.
4. Heat and oil grill over medium heat. Arrange chicken with any marinade on grill. Cover and grill chicken 20 minutes, turning every 5 minutes, until chicken is lightly charred and an instant-read meat thermometer registers 180 degrees F when inserted in thickest part. Serve with cucumber relish.