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Tandoori-Style Grilled Chicken Skewers
Chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and grilled on skewers.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
  • 5-6 pounds of chicken chopped into 1 inch pieces
  • ½ cup lime juice about 8 limes
  • 4 tsp kosher salt
Marinade
  • 2 tsp coriander seeds alternatively, 1 ½ tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds alternatively, ½ tsp ground cumin
  • 1 cup homemade yogurt
  • 1 yellow onion peeled and diced
  • 3 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 1 Tbsp fresh ginger peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp dried red pepper flakes
Recipe
Prep
  1. Combine lime juice and salt.
  2. Pat chicken dry and place in large bowl (large enough to accomodate all chicken and approx. 2 cups of marinade).
  3. Pour lime juice and salt mixture over the chicken and let rest for 30 minutes at room temperature.
Marinate
  1. If using whole coriander and cumin seeds, toast in a small skillet for 1 minute or until fragrant.
  2. Add toasted seeds (or ground coriander and cumin, if using) to blender along with onion, garlic, ginger, cinnamon, turmeric, red pepper flakes, and yogurt. Blend until smooth.
  3. Taste and adjust spices if necessary.
  4. Pour in the lime juice and other liquid from the chicken (leaving chicken in the bowl) and blend until smooth.
  5. Pour all contents of the blender into the bowl with the chicken (alternatively, marinate in large ziploc bags).
  6. Marinate chicken in the fridge for 24-72 hours.
Grill
  1. Remove chicken from fridge to reach room temperature, about 30 minutes.
  2. Tightly pack chicken pieces on skewers, approximately ½ pound per skewer, allowing pieces to drip off some of the marinade before skewering.
  3. Prepare a high heat fire in the grill and brush grill rack with oil.
  4. Grill skewers for about 10 minutes, turning every couple of minutes to ensure even grilling. Remove when chicken is appropriately tender and outside has browned and charred slightly.
Recipe Notes

Chicken can be skewered and let to rest for 1 additional day ahead of grilling. Store cooked chicken in airtight container for up to 3 days, if it lasts that long!