Yogurt Crusted Indian Spiced Chicken ...

Chicken recipe is marinated with aromatic garlic , ginger and Indian spices , combined with creamy yogurt.

Serves: 4-6

Preparation time: 15 minutes & 2 hours marinating time

Cooking time: 10-15 minutes

Ingredients

2 cloves garlic, chopped

100g fresh ginger, chopped

1 whole chicken, deboned and portioned or 10 pieces

Juice of 2 lemons

2 tsp salt

Handful of fresh thyme leaves

1 tsp ground turmeric

1 tsp coriander seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp fenugreek seeds

Pinch of salt

Freshly ground black pepper

2 red chillies, deseeded

Handful of chopped coriander

250ml Rachel’s Greek Style Coconut Yogurt

To Serve: Use fresh dill and slices of lemon

Method


Begin by making a paste with the garlic and ginger and whiz them both in a food processor until finely chopped.

With the juice of the lemons and the garlic add the ginger paste and rub this all over the chicken, then add the salt and thyme leaves.

Leave the chicken to marinade for 1-2 hours or overnight if possible

Dry roast all the spices in a small frying pan until hot, shuffle the spices around so that they toast evenly and become fragrant.

Place these in a food processor alongside the chillies and fresh coriander to make a second paste.

Stir in the yogurt.

This is the second marinade

Rub the spiced yogurt marinade over the chicken and if possible leave for a further 30 minutes

Meanwhile heat up the grill or barbeque cook for 10-15 minutes

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