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Tandoori Inspired Weber Chicken

Servings 6

Ingredients

Marinade

  • 100 g full fat double cream yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons Simplispice Everyday Masala
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cm ginger grated
  • ½ lemon Squeeze
  • 1 whole chicken spatchcock, or portioned or eight chicken breast fillets

Instructions

Marinade

  • Mix all the marinade ingredients together
    100 g full fat double cream yogurt, 2 tablespoons Simplispice Everyday Masala, 1 garlic clove, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 2 cm ginger grated, ½ lemon Squeeze
  • Rinse and dry the chicken. Remove the skin if you prefer or leave it on. Cut slits into the chicken. I literally poke the entire chicken with a pair of scissors. Place the chicken in a glass bowl or zip lock bag and stir through the marinade to coat the chicken evenly
    1 whole chicken
  • Leave for 2 to 3 hours or overnight in the fridge
  • When ready to cook bring the chicken to room temperature 1 hour before cooking. Make a fire in the Weber barbecue and use the indirect cooking method to grill the chicken for 20 minutes for the chicken breast fillets, 25 minutes for chicken pieces or 35 minutes to 40 minutes for a spatchcock chicken until cooked and juices run clear

Optional extras

  • Serve with caramelised onions, vegetable skewers, potato salad, and flatbread
  • Add masala to the potato salad along with caramelised onions to create Indian inspired version of potato salad
  • Add thinly sliced red onions to a bowl of water and sit for 10 minutes.
    discard the water
    add, 1-2 Tbls white wine vinegar , pinch of salt and sugar and pickle the onions while the chicken is cooking
    Cut lime wedges and squeeze over chicken when ready to serve.

Notes

The Simplispice Everyday Masala is available at Food Lovers Market and Spar. It is a mild spice - so if you want it really hot add extra chilli. I recommend adding it after the cooking process. You will have better control over the heat factor for individual palates.
Add 1 jalapeño chilli and a  sprigg of basil leaves  my Eat your greens dressing and blitz with a stick blender
For a quick and easy flatbread try my Flatbread Fast recipe
 
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Indian