Grilled Tandoori Chicken Recipe

This is a great Indian recipe, which needs to be started the day before, to allow the chicken time to marinate. The word "tandoori" refers to the "tandoor," an Indian clay oven that the food is cooked in, rather than the recipe itself.

The delicate mixture of spices in this tandoori chicken recipe go together perfectly and the lemon adds a certain tang. This is a grilled boneless chicken recipe so it is a great one to make when you have friends or family over.

Tandoori Chicken with Yogurt Sauce

Ingredients -

16 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 3 lbs)
2 teaspoons salt
Cooking spray
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
2 ½ cups plain yogurt
2 teaspoons canola oil
4 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground coriander
4 teaspoons Hungarian sweet paprika
8 crushed cloves garlic
2 teaspoons garam masala
1 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoons finely chopped, de-seeded Serrano pepper
½ cup peeled, chopped fresh ginger
2 cups chopped onion

Preparation:

Heat the oil in a small skillet over a medium high heat. Add 1-½ teaspoons of the cumin, 1-½ teaspoons of the coriander, the paprika, garam masala, red pepper, and turmeric. Cook for 2 minutes or until fragrant, stirring all the time. Remove from the heat and cool. Place the ginger, onion, Serrano pepper, and garlic in a food process and mix until smooth. Add the spice mixture, ½ cup of the yogurt, 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 1-¾ teaspoons of the salt to the onion mixture. Process until smooth.

Transfer this mixture to a zip-top plastic bag. Cut three shallow slits in each of the chicken thighs. Add the chicken to the bag and seal. Shake well to coat the chicken. Marinate the chicken in the refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight, turning occasionally.

Prepare the grill. Combine the rest of the yogurt, juice, cumin, coriander, and salt in a bowl. Stir this mixture well, then cover and chill it. Remove the chicken from the bag and discard the marinade. Place the chicken on a grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill for 7 minutes per side or until done. Serve with the chilled yogurt mixture.

Serves 8

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