Indian Spiced Yogurt Marinated Chicken Food

INDIAN-SPICED YOGURT-MARINATED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Stir together yogurt, onion, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, paprika, cumin, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
• Add chicken and toss to coat with marinade. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours or up to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Remove chicken from marinade, letting excess drip off.
• Place chicken pieces on baking sheet. Discard remaining marinade.
• Bake until chicken is cooked through, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Alternately, to grill the chicken, prepare a grill for medium heat cooking. Grill chicken until it is cooked through, 7 to 10 minutes per side.

INDIAN YOGURT MARINADE

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients together and use as required.

SPICY YOGURT CHICKEN

Steps:

• With a sharp knife, make a few slashes in each drumstick. Mix the remaining ingredients in a bowl, season to taste. Add the drumsticks, rubbing the mixture well into the meat. If you have time, cover and chill for 30 mins.
• Remove the drumsticks from the marinade, shaking off the excess. Cook them on the barbecue for 20-25 mins, turning occasionally, until cooked through.

INDIAN SPICED GRILLED CHICKEN (SOUTH BEACH DIET PHASE 1)

Steps:

• Whisk together yogurt, lemon juice, garam masala, paprika, salt, black pepper, and cayenne in a small bowl.
• Divide mixture between 2 large resealable plastic bags.
• Place 5 chicken breasts in each bag, seal bags, and turn to coat chicken with marinade.
• Lay bags flat in the refrigerator.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Heat a grill or grill pan to medium-high.
• Remove chicken from bags.
• Brush grill with oil and grill chicken until cooked through, about 7 minutes per side.
• Serve warm.
• * make-ahead: Chicken can be marinated in resealable plastics bags in the refrigerator up to 1 day.

SPICED YOGURT SPATCHCOCK CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pop the chicken in a large dish and slash the legs a few times with a sharp knife. Mix together the lemon juice, chilli powder and 1 tsp salt. Pour this over the chicken, turning so that it coats both sides. Cover with cling film and chill for 1 hr. Meanwhile, whizz the remaining ingredients (except the oil) and some black pepper in a blender until smooth.
• Remove the chicken from the fridge and spoon over the spicy paste, making sure it covers both sides. Chill for at least 4 hrs, preferably overnight.
• Light a lidded barbecue and let the flames die down. Once the coals have turned ashen, mound them up on one side. Drizzle the skin of the chicken with the oil and place, skin-side down, on the side of the barbecue with the coals underneath. Cover with the lid and cook for 15-20 mins until charred.
• Flip the chicken over and move to the side with no coals underneath. Close the lid and cook for a further 20-25 mins until cooked through. Check that the juices run clear; if not, return to the barbecue for a further 10 mins, then check again. (To cook in the oven, heat to 200C/180C fan/gas 6, place on a wire rack over a tray and cook for 45-55 mins. To char the skin, grill for a further 5-10 mins if needed.)
• Leave the chicken to rest for 20 mins, then scatter over the coriander and serve with chapatis warmed on the barbecue, raita and your favourite chutney.

TANDOORI -STYLE YOGURT-MARINATED CHICKEN LEGS FOR THE GRILL

Steps:

• In a processor blend 1-1/2 cups plain yogurt with the next 9 ingredients (the lemon juice to cayenne pepper) until smooth and well blended; transfer to a large bowl; mix in the remaining 1 cup yogurt with a wooden spoon.
• Add in the chicken and toss to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate over night.
• Prepare the grill to a medium-high heat.
• Place the marinated-coated chicken on the grill, do not wash off the yogurt marinade, but discard any marinade from the bowl.
• Grill the chicken (about 12-13 minutes per side) basting with melted butter the last 5 minutes of cooking on both sides, season with more salt and pepper if desired while cooking.
• Delicious!