Tantalizing Grilled Tandoori Chicken with Cooling Mint-Yogurt Sauce
Servings
4
Servings
4
Ingredients
Marinade
Raita
Instructions
  1. To prepare marinade, place first 10 ingredients in a blender; process until smooth. Pour into a large zip-top plastic bag. Add chicken; turn to coat. Marinate chicken in refrigerator at least 4 hours or overnight.
  2. To prepare raita, combine 3/4 cup yogurt, the cucumber, chopped mint, ground cumin and salt.
  3. Remove chicken from refrigerator, and let stand at room temperature 45 minutes.
  4. Prepare grill for indirect grilling. If using a gas grill, heat one side to medium-high and leave one side with no heat. If using charcoal grill, arrange hot coals on one side of charcoal grate, leaving other side empty.
  5. Remove chicken from marinade, and discard remaining marinade. Place chicken on unheated part of grill rack coated with cooking spray. Close lid, and grill 90 minutes or until a thermometer inserted into meaty part of thigh registers 165°, turning chicken every 20 minutes. Serve with raita.