Tandoori Chicken

Name: Tandoori Chicken
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons coriander seeds; 2 teaspoons garam masala; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1.5 kg (3 lb 5 oz) whole chicken or skinless chicken thighs and drumsticks; 2 tablespoons white vinegar; cucumber raita, to serve; finely grated zest of 1 lemon; 250 g (9 oz/1 cup) Greek-style yoghurt; 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) lemon juice; 1 onion, roughly chopped; 5 cm (2 inch) piece ginger, roughly chopped; 3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Cook's Book of Everything

By Lulu Grimes

Published 2009

About

Ingredients

1.5 kg (3 lb 5 oz) whole chicken or skinless chicken thighs and drumsticks

Main course
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

Remove the skin from the whole chicken and cut the chicken in half. Using a sharp knife, make 2.5 cm (1 inch) long diagonal incisions on each limb and breast, taking c