Tandoori Style Chicken

"Not a true tandoori chicken, which is made in a tandoor oven. This chicken still has all the spice, and is easily made in the home oven."
 
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Ready In:
8hrs 40mins
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Stir together lime juice, yogurt, minced chiles, salt, turmeric, coriander, cumin, ginger, garlic, cayenne, cinnamon, cloves, and 1 tbsp of oil in a mixing bowl.
  • Cut slits across the meat of chicken and rub spice mixture all over chicken.
  • Marinate chicken in this mixture for 8 hours or overnight.
  • Preheat the last tbsp of oil in the bottom of a roasting pan and layer chicken pieces in the bottom of pan.
  • Bake 425F for 35-40 minutes or until chicken is done (you may want to check the chicken about 5-8 minutes before and it may even cook longer than the 40 min, depending on size of pieces).

Questions & Replies

  1. What kind of dip can be used with this chicken?
     
  2. I have a clay tajine that I bought in Moracco a few years ago. Can I use this for the tandoori?
     
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Reviews

  1. amazing!!! Changes I made (suggest) -fresh garlic (3 cloves) - 1/2 to 1tsp smoked paprika -use thighs not breast Best Way To cook: -cook over highest heat setting on bbq just to char each side -then cook using indirect heat for about 30+ minutes... closest thing to a tandoor oven taste! ENJOY this great recipe.
     
  2. Yum! Made this using skinless boneless chicken breasts tonight on the George Foreman and it turned out wonderful. I used fresh garlic and ginger, 2 thai bird chiles instead and no turmeric because I didn't have any. I also didn't need to oil the grill, which made this recipe even healthier. Thanks for the recipe!
     
  3. A family favorite!! I omit the jalepenos & put it under the broiler for about 5 minutes to get it nice & crisp. Also add red food coloring (to the marinade) to give it a beautiful red color. Thanks for the awesome recipe!!
     
  4. This was absolutely fantastic! I let the chicken marinate for 5 hours and it still came out very flavourful and tasty. I did not find it spicy, but am sure that the heat will increase the longer you let it marinate. I added a bit of salt on top of the chicken just before placing in oven (saw review that recommended more salt) and I am glad I did. I used chicken legs. It will definitely not be the last time I make this; served it with Recipe #386629, Recipe #386629 and Recipe #397595 - we had an Indian feast!
     
  5. My husband and I LOVE this recipe! I use fat-free greek yogurt and it sticks to the chicken so well. We tried it on pork tenderloin last night as well with equally great results! Thanks so much for sharing :)
     
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Tweaks

  1. This was SO good! The only tweak I made was to top it off with a little extra spice mixture before baking to give it more texture and flavor. I served it alongside fresh greens and purple cauliflower dip.
     
  2. This was quite yummy. I forgot to put in the peppers, substituted chicken breasts and used sour cream instead of yogurt. But it was still really great. It didn't turn out crispy like another poster said, but it was still tasty. I look forward to eating it on a salad tomorrow.
     
  3. Sue: Great healthy, family-friendly recipe! I marinated for 24 hours, then grilled the boneless thighs for 4-5 minutes on each side. I had to substitute cardamom for the coriander (didn't have any); and I added fresh garlic and ginger instead of powdered. Also added garlic salt and 2 tbsp. madras (hot) curry powder (I doubled the recipe). This is saved in my cookbook and it will be used often! I think it would make fabulous kabobs....
     

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