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Tandoori chicken

Get:
  • 1lb chicken drumsticks
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 3 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper (was cayenne)
  • 1 Tbsp garam masala (i used half Kashmir Masala from piquant post)
  • 1 Tbsp sweet (not hot) paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger (recipe called for fresh: 2 Tbsp minced fresh ginger)
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Do:
  • Heat the spices in oil: Heat the oil in a small pan over medium heat, then cook the coriander, cumin, turmeric, cayenne, garam masala and paprika, stirring often, until fragrant (approximately 2-3 minutes). Let cool completely.
  • Whisk cooked spices into yogurt, add lemon juice, garlic, onion, salt, ginger.
  • Cut deep slashes (to the bone) in 3-4 places on the leg/thigh pieces. Just make 2-3 cuts if you are using separate drumsticks and thighs. Coat the chicken in the marinade, cover and chill for at least an hour (preferably 6 hours), no more than 8 hours.
  • Shake off excess marinade, place chicken on hot side of grill. You want the chicken coated, but not gloppy.
  • Sear until blackened a bit, 2-3 minutes
  • Cook to temperature

Results
  • Marinade was tasty!
  • Chicken did not grill well at all. On-bone chicken cooks very unevenly, its annoying. Consider thighs next time.
  • Way too wet, basically did not grill at all. When it says "wipe off marinade" i left a lot of it on there, and i think that just made it stick and suck. Marinate longer, and then wipe off like, seriously ALL of it.


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