Tandoori Chicken Legs With Coconut Rice Recipes

TANDOORI CHICKEN LEGS WITH COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200c.
• Either combine tandoori paste and yogurt in a large bowl, add chicken toss to coat or remove bag from fridge if you chose to marinate.
• Place chicken in a large baking dish, cook uncovered, about 25-30 Min's or until cooked through, baste occasionally.
• While chicken is cooking, combine rice, water and coconut cream in a saucepan, bring to the boil, stirring occasionally, reduce heat, simmer covered, about 20 Min's or until rice is tender, stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
• Remove from heat add chopped onion stir gently to combine, cover and stand for 5 Min's.
• To Serve: Place spoonfuls of rice on plate top with chicken, sprinkle coriander over. Serve mint yogurt raita on the side if you desire.

TANDOORI -STYLE YOGURT-MARINATED CHICKEN LEGS FOR THE GRILL

Steps:

• In a processor blend 1-1/2 cups plain yogurt with the next 9 ingredients (the lemon juice to cayenne pepper) until smooth and well blended; transfer to a large bowl; mix in the remaining 1 cup yogurt with a wooden spoon.
• Add in the chicken and toss to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate over night.
• Prepare the grill to a medium-high heat.
• Place the marinated-coated chicken on the grill, do not wash off the yogurt marinade, but discard any marinade from the bowl.
• Grill the chicken (about 12-13 minutes per side) basting with melted butter the last 5 minutes of cooking on both sides, season with more salt and pepper if desired while cooking.
• Delicious!