Tandoori chicken
An India dinner. Ready in about 1 hour 43 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 1 hr 33 minPrep (about)
- 10 minCook (about)
- 1 hr 43 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 16 chicken thighs
Fresh & other
- 2 lemons
- 2 red onions
- 1 ¼ cups greek yogurt
- large piece ginger
- 4 garlic cloves
Sauces & oils
- For brushing vegetable oil
Spices & seasonings (5): paprika, garam masala, ground cumin, chile powder, turmeric
- 1 ½ tbsp paprika
- ¾ tsp garam masala
- ¾ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp chile powder
- ¼ tsp turmeric
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Mix your lemon juice using the paprika and red onions in a big shallow dish.
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Slash each chicken thigh three times.
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Turn them in the juice.
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Set aside for 10 mins.
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Mix all of the marinade ingredients together.
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Pour over the chicken.
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Give everything a good mix.
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Cover.
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Chill for at least 1 hr.
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This can be done up to day in advance.
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Heat the grill.
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Lift the chicken bits onto a rack over a baking tray.
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Brush over a little oil.
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Grill for 8 mins on each side until lightly charred and completely cooked through.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.