Coronation Chicken Sandwich

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 Who doesn’t love a good ol’ sandwich? Especially when it combines with another ingredient: chicken, which is a favourite? Today, I wanted to do Coronation chicken sandwiches. If you haven’t heard of the name, don’t be so surprised. We’re not dealing with a super complicated, technical, out of this world (I hope they’re enough adjectives) sandwich. It’s basically a chicken salad in a sandwich, made in honour of the queen. But yes, it is a classic and it is eaten at British afternoon teas. It’s like a cross between Indian and British flavours. There are many variations that you might find, so I can’t say this is authentic, because I did simplify and modify a few things. The great thing is that it can be made with pretty much any left over chicken. These are super easy to make and great at afternoon snacks (did you guess?). You know, you can also eat the salad on it’s own! They may be a bit messy, but they're totally worth.


Coronation Chicken Sandwich

For the chicken:

  • Boneless chicken
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Olive oil

   Toss the chicken with all the other ingredients and cook in a pan. Rest and allow to cool before shredding with a fork. (About 3- 3.5 cups of chicken is fine for this particular recipe)

Alternatively: If you already have a leftover roast or something similar, you may just shred that up and use it.

Other ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup yoghurt
  • 1/2 cup plain mayonnaise
  • 2 small spring onions, finely chopped
  • Raw mango slaw (Raw mango, salt, chili powder, lemon juice)
  • Slivered almonds
  • Pepper
  • Cayenne/ chili powder
  • Fresh coriander

o   Mix all the ingredients along with the shredded chicken. Garnish with some more coriander.

To assemble:

Serve as a sandwich filling in (preferably) white bread. Remove the crust on all sides and cut into small fingers/ half- triangles. (Never make the mistake of keeping the crust on at a British tea party)


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1 comment:

  1. SuzanneMarch 24, 2021 at 1:03 AM

    Another tempting dish and this is gonna become my go-to snack preparation for any occasion! Thanks for sharing this yumminess and it's as unique as always!

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Whether it’s a whole ceremony at your home or a reason to argue over who is going to make it on weekend mornings, tea rules: it’s a universal beverage. The big drink.

Whenever I think of afternoon tea, or just tea in general, one of the first things that comes to my mind is a cup of milk tea surrounded by a table loaded with finger sandwiches, biscuits, scones, jam, cream and Victoria sponge cake; British tea. That’s what I think of tea as. But this visual could be different for you. You might think of masala chai from India, matcha tea ceremonies if you’re from Japan, the first time you drank çai on your visit to Turkey, some tea bags or just some soggy tea-drenched toast.

Whatever it is, tea is a huge tradition all over the world, and just like truth, it has different versions: British afternoon tea, Indian milk tea, Burmese laphet and Moroccan mint tea, to name a few.

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