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Tandoori Chicken Recipe
by Nancy Miyasaki

Tandoori Chicken

This is a very flavorful tandoori recipe that is easy to make at home. We served it two nights in a row, the second night with guests, and everyone loved it.

Rating: 4.6/5
Avg. 4.6/5 7 votes
Prep time: Indian
Cook time: Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 8 chicken thighs (can be regular, skinless, or skinless/boneless)
  • Kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp plain yogurt
  • 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1/2 small red onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic smashed
  • 2 inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
  • 4 tsp tomato paste
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp hot paprika
  • 2 Tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped
  • Cooked Basmati rice (for serving with)

Directions

  1. Preheat the broiler. Make shallow cuts in the chicken pieces with a knife. Toss the chicken in the lemon juice and 1 1/2 teaspoons of kosher salt in a large bowl.
  2. In a food processor or blender, pulse 2 Tbsp yogurt, the vegetable oil,onion, garlic, ginger, tomato paste, coriander, cumin, 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika, and 1/2 tsp kosher salt to make a paste.Toss the chicken in the mixture and let marinate for 15-20 minutes.
  3. Place the chicken on a foil-lined broiler pan. Broil, turning once, until slightly charred, 5-6 minutes per side. If cooking bone-in chicken, after broiling set oven to bake at 350 and bake the chicken in its juices for approximately 30 minutes. The center should register approx. 165 F when done.
  4. Meanwhile, combine the remaining 1/2 cup yogurt and 1/2 tsp paprika, the cilantro and a pinch of kosher salt in a bowl. Top the chicken wiht the yogurt sauce and serve with rice underneath or on the side.