Tandoori Chicken

Name: Tandoori Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps black pepper; 1 Tbsp garam masala; 4 garlic cloves, mashed; 1 2-inch piece ginger, grated; 2 Tbsps ground cumin; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 118 milliliters Hungarian paprika; 118 milliliters olive oil; 1 pint nonfat plain yogurt; 1 Tbsp salt; 3 Tbsps tomato paste; 118 milliliters white vinegar; 4 quartered chickens or the equivalent, cut into pieces

Tandoori Chicken requires about 45 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains about 2g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 81 calories. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 24. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up ground cumin, the equivalent, ginger, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Mix together all the ingredients but the chicken in a large bowl. Divide the mixture between two resealable plastic bags. Make 4 or 5 deep slits in each piece of chicken and place the pieces in the bags. Coat the chicken well and marinate it overnight in the refrigerator.

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Whole Chicken

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Ziploc Bags

Bowl

Preheat oven to 500°F.

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Oven

Remove the chicken from the bags and blot it with paper towels to remove excess marinade.

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Marinade

Whole Chicken

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Paper Towels

Place it in a roasting pan and roast for about 20 minutes, then turn the pieces over and roast for another 10 minutes, or until done.

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Roasting Pan

Serve with white rice, along with naan bread, saag paneer, and samosas (all available frozen at Kalustyan's; frozen samosas are also sold at ethnicfoodsco.com). Fry the samosas according to the package directions on the morning of the party, then reheat them at 350°F for 6 to 8 minutes before serving. They taste best with mango or coriander chutney (available at Kalustyan's).

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Naan

White Rice

Coriander

Chutney

Paneer

Mango

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Servings:

2Tbsps

black pepper 1Tbsp

garam masala 4

garlic cloves, mashed 1

2-inch piece ginger, grated 2Tbsps

ground cumin 118milliliters

heavy cream 118milliliters

Hungarian paprika 118milliliters

olive oil 1pint

nonfat plain yogurt 1Tbsp

salt 3Tbsps

tomato paste 118milliliters

white vinegar 4

quartered chickens or the equivalent, cut into pieces

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling are great choices for Asian. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. You could try LangeTwins Prince Vineyard Chenin Blanc. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 21 dollars per bottle.