Tandoori Chicken on the Grill
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
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for the marinade
- 2 inches ginger, peeled
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1⁄4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon chili powder (more if you want it really spicy!)
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3⁄4 cup plain yogurt (low fat if you like)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- paprika or 3 -5 drops red food coloring (optional)
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for the chicken
- 2⁄3 lb boneless chicken
- 1⁄4 cup melted butter or 1/4 cup olive oil (I use ghee instead)
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for the garnish
- 1⁄2 mild onion, thinly sliced
- 1⁄2 cup chopped cilantro
- 1 -2 fresh green chili, thinly sliced (remove the seeds if you like it less spicy)
- 1 lime, cut in wedges
directions
- Blend Ginger into a fine paste (you may need to add a little water) Add turmeric, chili, salt, cumin, yogurt, lime juice, and coloring.
- Process until combined.
- Remove skin from chicken, leaving some fat make a few slits in each piece and transfer to a nonreactive dish large enough for the pieces to lay flat.
- Pour marinade over chicken, stir to coat chicken, seal w/ plastic, refrigerate and marinate for 4 to 12 hours, turning once (more than 12 hours may make the chicken too squishy).
- Set an even layer of coals.
- When charcoal is red-hot, lay chicken pieces on the grill about 2 in.
- apart.
- Baste w/ marinade.
- Cover the grill, leaving vents half-open.
- After 5 min, remove grill lid, turn the chicken; they should look slightly charred.
- Replace lid, and continue cooking for 5-7 minutes.
- Uncover, baste w/ melted butter (ghee will not need to be melted).
- Leave uncovered.
- Baste after 2 or 3 minutes and test for doneness: the meat sould feel firm when you press it.
- Transfer to a large platter.
- Arrange garnish over the chicken and seal w/ foil.
- Let it rest for 10 minutes.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Kendra PeloJoaquin
Seattle, WA
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