Spicy Indian Inspired Grilled Chicken Recipes

INDIAN-SPICED GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk onion, lemon (or lime) juice, oil, garam masala and salt in a bowl until well combined.
• Place chicken in a shallow dish or 1-gallon sealable plastic bag. Add the marinade and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 12 hours. Remove from the marinade and pat dry.
• Preheat grill to medium-high or position a rack in upper third of oven and preheat broiler.
• To grill: Oil the grill rack (see Tip). Grill the chicken, turning once, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165 degrees F, 4 to 8 minutes per side.
• To broil: Line a broiler pan (or baking sheet) with foil and coat with cooking spray. Place the chicken on the foil. Broil, watching carefully and turning at least once, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165 degrees F, 10 to 15 minutes total.

INDIAN STYLE GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except chicken in a large bowl; stir until well blended. Add chicken, turning to coat well. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours and up to 24 hours.
• Prepare grill and spray grate with cooking spray.
• Remove chicken from marinade and place on a platter. Discard marinade. Grill chicken skin side down 6 to 8 minutes; turn and grill second side 6 to 8 minutes.

SPICY INDIAN INSPIRED GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place these in a mortar and pestle/ grinder to make a fine powder-.
• Black pepper, Paprika/ Red chili powder, Chipotle pepper, Garam masala, Cumin seeds, Oregano, Salt, Garlic cloves.
• Transfer this in a zip-loc bag, add 2 Tbsp of Lemon juice, and 2 Tbsp of Sour cream or Yogurt.
• Place the Chicken breasts (450 g )into this bag and rub the contents all over them. Leave this to marinate for about 40 mins to an hour.
• Transfer these onto the baking dish. Drizzle 2 tbsp of Olive oil on the surface and grill for 15 minutes in a pre-heated oven. Turn the chicken breast back side up, and drizzle with some olive oil and grill for another 10 -15 minutes.
• Rest for 1 minute, and serve. I garnished it with some lemon wedges and Mayo which went as a good dip with this. You could even garnish with Cilantro or Coriander.

SPICY INDIAN GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine all marinade ingredients well.
• Coat chicken pieces in marinade paste.
• Marinate from 1 hour, or up to overnight in the refrigerator.
• Grill over medium coals until browned, about 15 minutes each side.

SPICY GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a shallow glass dish, mix the oil, lime juice, lime zest, garlic, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper. Add chicken, and turn to coat. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour, turning occasionally.
• Preheat grill for medium-high heat.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Drain and discard marinade. Grill chicken for 6 to 8 minutes each side, or until juices run clear.

BHATTI DA MURGH (INDIAN GRILLED CHICKEN WITH WHOLE SPICES)

Steps:

• Pop the joint on each leg: Grasp a drumstick in one hand and a thigh in the other, and bend the joint back until you hear a crack. This helps the leg cook more evenly.
• Using a small knife, make a slash in the meaty part of each drumstick and thigh twice or three times, going all the way to the bone.
• In a large bowl, stir together garlic, ginger, vinegar, cayenne, garam masala and salt. Keep half the mixture in the bowl and set aside; rub remaining mixture all over chicken, getting underneath the skin. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes (or up to 2 hours) while you prepare the yogurt marinade.
• Stir yogurt into the large bowl with ginger-garlic mixture, then stir in black pepper, clove, mace, anise, black cardamom (if using) and green cardamom. Transfer spice-rubbed chicken to yogurt mixture, tossing gently to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate chicken for at least 6 hours, and preferably overnight.
• When ready to cook, prepare the grill for indirect heat. (If using a charcoal grill, mound coals to one side, allowing for an area of indirect heat. If using a gas grill, turn on only a few of the burners and leave the rest off.) Or heat oven to 450 degrees.
• Using a mortar and pestle, the flat side of a knife or a spice grinder for a very brief time, crack the cumin, coriander and red-pepper flakes but do not grind; you want a coarse texture here. Sprinkle spice mix onto chicken to coat each piece.
• Place a rimmed baking sheet on the unlit side of the grill or in the oven and let heat for 15 minutes. Carefully place chicken on the hot baking sheet and drizzle each piece with a little melted butter. Cover grill, if grilling. Let chicken cook for 25 to 35 minutes, drizzling with melted butter two or three times. The chicken is done when the skin is dark brown and the juices run clear when pricked with a knife.
• If you are grilling, you can sear the chicken over direct heat for 1 to 2 minutes per side just before serving to char the skin, but this is optional. Serve chicken on a platter, with lime wedges on the side.

GRILLED SPICY CHICKEN (PADANG STYLE)

Steps:

• Saute the puree ingredients with the cooking oil, along with cinnamon, clove, lime leaves and lemon grass leaves until fragrant and cooked about 5 to 10 minutes.
• Add the chicken, saute with seasoning until half-cooked chicken ( About 8 minutes) . Add coconut milk, reduce heat, and cook until the mixture is thicken and almost dry.
• Turn off the heat and let it chill for a while.
• Preheat the grill to medium hot.
• Basting the chicken with the remaining saute mixture while grilling. Grill the chicken until done.