How to Grill rib Lamb Chops Tandoori Style

METHOD: Direct grilling

ADVANCE PREPARATION: 4 to 12 hours for draining the yogurt (optional), plus 4 to 12 hours for marinating the meat

Tandoori is the barbecue of India and in the unlikely event you haven’t tried it, you should run, not walk, to the nearest Indian restaurant. Born in the bakeries of northern India, tandoori takes its name from the tandoor, a charcoal-burning, urn-shaped clay pit or oven, the unique design of which raises the cooking temperature to 700° to 900°F. But the blistering heat is only part of what makes Indian tandoori unique. There’s also the tandoori marinade, a pungent paste of yogurt, ginger, garlic, lemon juice, and as many as a dozen different spices. What results is some of the most delectable barbecue on the planet.