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Ingredients

8 small chicken portions, skinned
3 dried red chilies
1 tsp salt
s tsp coriander seeds
2 tbsp lime juice
2 garlic cloves, srushed
1 -in. piece ginger root, grated
1 clove
2 tsp garam masala
2 tsp chili powder
1/2 onion, chopped
11/4 cups natural yogurt
1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro


Serves for

1 Make 2-3 slashes with a sharp knife in the flesh of the chicken pieces

2 Crush together the chilies, salt, coriander seeds, lime juice, garlic, ginger, and clove. Stir in the garam masala and chili powder. Transfer to a small saucepan and heat gently until aromatic.

3 Add the onion and fry. Then stir in the yogurt and remove from the heat.

4 Arrange the chicken in a non-metallic dish and pour over the yogurt mixture. Cover and put in the refrigerator to marinate for 4 hours or overnight.

5 Arrange the chicken on a broiler try and cook under a preheated very hot broiler or over a barbecue for 20-30 minutes, turning once, until the chicken juices run clear when the thickest parts of the portions are pierced with a sharp knife.

6 Sprinkele the chicken with chopped fresh cilantro. Serve hot or cold, garnished with the lemon slices, and accompanied by cucumber raita.

From The Complete Indian Book of Indian Cooking. Edited by Veronica Sperling & Christine McFadden.

Or you can by the tandoori powder already prepared and just mix in the natural yogurt. I find its best to marinade over night. I also prefer to cook in the oven first of all to make sure its cooked fully then burn under the grill/ broiler.

Zed
Nice recipe - thanks. I love Tandoori chicken so will give this one a try sometime soon.
Another little "add-on" tip is to get your oven as hot as it will go (our's will hit 650 degrees), that way you can almost replicate the crusty blackened exterior and it'll cook in about 15 minutes or so.

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Thanks Andrew - there's tomorrow night's supper organized! Sounds delicious smile

Jan

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On 2002-05-30 12:01, maczippy wrote:
Another little "add-on" tip is to get your oven as hot as it will go (our's will hit 650 degrees)

Does yours go up to 11 then? :smile:

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On 2002-05-30 16:50, pilgrim_007 wrote:

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On 2002-05-30 12:01, maczippy wrote:
Another little "add-on" tip is to get your oven as hot as it will go (our's will hit 650 degrees)

Does yours go up to 11 then? :smile:


It's that push over the edge, knowing that when you get to 10 there's one more to go..

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