For the chicken
- 2 lemons Lemon juice
- 4 tsp Ground paprika
- 2 Onionfinely chopped
- 16 Chicken thighsskinless
- Vegetable oilfor brushing
For the marinade
- 300 ml Greek yogurt
- large piece of Gingergrated
- 4 cloves Garliccrushed
- ¾ tsp Garam masala
- ¾ tsp Cumin
- ½ tsp Hot chilli pepperpowder
- ¼ tsp Turmeric
Tandoori chicken
Tandoori chicken is one of my favorite takeout dishes when I order food from my local Indian restaurant. Tandoori chicken is a mouth-watering dish which involves marinating chicken in a yogurt marinade. Traditionally cooked in a special clay oven called a tandoor, you can cook it on the grill to achieve a charred coating.
Start by marinating slashed chicken thighs with lemon juice, paprika and onion. Make a yogurt marinade by combining yogurt, garlic and ginger with spices. Marinate the chicken for a minimum of one hour before cooking on a grill. Serve with rice or flatbread and a fresh green salad.
To make the Tandoori chicken, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Tandoori chicken
1 | Mix lemons with onions | 1 |
Combine the juice of 2 lemons with 4 teaspoons of paprika and 2 finely chopped onions in a large shallow dish. | ||
2 | Marinate chicken with the lemon and onion | 15 |
Use a sharp knife to slash the chicken thighs. Toss them in the lemon and onion mixture and leave to marinate for about 10 minutes. | ||
3 | Make marinade | 1h |
In a small bowl, combine 300 milliliters of Greek yogurt, grated ginger, 4 crushed garlic cloves, ¾ teaspoons each of garam masala and ground cumin, ½ a teaspoon of chilli powder and ¼ teaspoon of turmeric together and pour the marinade over the chicken, thoroughly mix. Cover and chill for at least one hour in the refrigerator. | ||
4 | Heat grill | 5 |
Heat the grill. | ||
5 | Cook the chicken | 16 |
Place the marinated chicken pieces on a rack over a baking tray. Brush a little oil over the chicken and cook for 8 mins on each side until cooked through and charred all over. | ||
6 | Serve | |
Serve immediately with rice or flatbreads and green salad. | ||
Recipe Reviews
Another perfect creation by my all time favorite meat lover Jeff! Keep up the good work my man.
Nicely done I would've never thought to make something this tasty on my own thanks for sharing the recipe with us.
HUGE crowd pleaser my entire family was obsessed with how this chicken turned out and were begging me for the recipe lol.
Lemon kinda makes it too zest so I narrowed it down to half a lemon instead of two large ones.
Kinda spicy but that's how I like it! Even dabbed a bit of hot sauce on the top for more of a kick I really do love me som Indian dinners.
Nicely done I would've never thought to make something this tasty on my own thanks for sharing the recipe with us.
I always thought all indian food would be too spicy for me but this is actually the best combination of flavors for chicken i've seen in a long time, grateful i found this recipe.
Goes great with some blue cheese deep or just some potatoes and sourcream on the side.
Loved this I served it with baked sweet potatoes and some parmesan cheese too.
So many chicken thighs..how many people is this recipe supposed to be for?
What is garam masala and where can I buy it?
Instead of using greek yogurt I used plain white because it doesn't have a weird after taste.
What is garam masala and where can I buy it?
Halved the whole recipe cause I'm only cooking for myself, taste good.
Goes great with some blue cheese deep or just some potatoes and sourcream on the side.
Best chicken on the planet.
Loved this I served it with baked sweet potatoes and some parmesan cheese too.
Lemon kinda makes it too zest so I narrowed it down to half a lemon instead of two large ones.
So many chicken thighs..how many people is this recipe supposed to be for?
Halved the whole recipe cause I'm only cooking for myself, taste good.
HUGE crowd pleaser my entire family was obsessed with how this chicken turned out and were begging me for the recipe lol.
Kinda spicy but that's how I like it! Even dabbed a bit of hot sauce on the top for more of a kick I really do love me som Indian dinners.
Tasty easy and affordable, wouldn't have this any other way.
Another perfect creation by my all time favorite meat lover Jeff! Keep up the good work my man.
Best chicken on the planet.
I always thought all indian food would be too spicy for me but this is actually the best combination of flavors for chicken i've seen in a long time, grateful i found this recipe.
Tasty easy and affordable, wouldn't have this any other way.
Instead of using greek yogurt I used plain white because it doesn't have a weird after taste.
it's really delicious!
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