Fried Turkish Style Chicken
In our household we love food and especially trying different ethnic foods. As a parent I find it very important to expand your children’s palates, let them experience their senses and it’s okay if they don’t like it as long as they gave it a try!
We recently went to the local school’s Multicultural Events and they were a lot of fun, although I do wish I was able to spend more time learning and experiencing the different cultures. We tried a traditional Turkish salad and it was amazing, I just knew I had to make a Turkish themed dinner. We made Kisir Salad and this Turkish Chicken, which both dishes were very easy to make and yummy.
This Turkish chicken was much easier to make then I thought, it taste great and had only a little spice to it. Make it on the stove top like I did by frying it or you could make them on the barbecue as kebabs.
Fried Turkish Style Chicken
Grab a small bowl and combine Greek yogurt, garlic, tomato paste, vegetable oil, lemon juice, salt, ground cumin, paprika, ground cinnamon, black pepper, cayenne and stir to combine.
Cut the chicken up into 4 inch pieces and place into a container or a ziplock bag. Pour in the small bowl of mix that you just prepared. Coat the chicken evenly and place in the fridge. Marinate in the fridge for 1-8 hours. 
After it’s done marinading, pull it out of the fridge. In a large frying pan over medium heat, add 2 Tablespoons of cooking oil.
When the pan is warm, place your chicken and fry until thoroughly cooked about 20-30 minutes, turning every couple minutes.
Serve warm with your favorite side dishes. We ate our chicken with kisir salad wrapped in romaine lettuce.
Do you love trying different ethnic foods?
Fried Turkish Style Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast each into 4 inch pieces
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp cayenne
- 2 Tbsp cooking oil
Instructions
- In a small bowl combine all ingredients except for chicken and stir to combine.
- Cut up chicken into 4 inch pieces and place into a container or a ziplock bag. Pour in the small bowl of mix that you just prepared.
- Coat the chicken evenly and place in the fridge. Marinate in the fridge for 1-8 hours.
- After marinading, pull out of fridge. In a large frying pan over medium heat, add 2 Tablespoons of cooking oil.
- When the pan is warm, place your chicken and fry until thoroughly cooked about 20-30 minutes, turning every couple minutes.
- Serve warm with your favorite side dishes.
