Cilantro Grilled Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    None None FOR THE CILANTRO CHILI SAUCE
    8 None green onions, coarsely chopped
    3 cloves garlic, quartered
    3 small fresh red chili peppers, seeded and coarsely chopped
    1/4 cup loosely packed cilantro
    1 tsp sugar
    1/4 cup fresh lime juice
    1 tbsp fish sauce
    None None FOR THE CHICKEN
    6 None boneless skinless chicken thighs, halved
    1 can (19 oz) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
    2 None plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped
    2 None green onions, finely chopped
    1 cup loosely packed cilantro, roughly chopped
    2 tbsp lime juice
    1 tbsp olive oil
Preparation
    For the cilantro chili sauce, place green onions, garlic, chili pepper, cilantro and sugar in a food processor; process until finely chopped. Add lime juice and fish sauce; process until combined.
    Heat a lightly greased grill pan on high heat or preheat the grill to medium-high. Cook chicken, in batches, 5 mins each batch, until almost cooked through.
    Brush chicken with 2/3 of the cilantro chili sauce; cook for a further 5 mins, until chicken is cooked through.
    Meanwhile, place chickpeas, tomatoes, green onions, cilantro, lime juice and olive oil in a large bowl; toss to combine.
    Drizzle chicken with remaining cilantro chili sauce and serve with chickpea salad.

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