Vij's Yogurt And Tamarind Marinated Grilled Chicken

Total Time: 8 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup plain yogurt
• 1 tablespoon tamarind paste (asian supermarket)
• 3 tablespoons garlic, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (or to taste, see intro)
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon garam masala or 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 1/4 lbs boneless chicken thighs, approx 6 oz per serving
• 1 lemon, cut into 6 wedges (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl combine the yogurt, tamarind, garlic, canola, salt, cayenne and garam massala.
• 2 add the chicken, mix and make sure the chicken is covered with the marinade.
• 3 cover and marinate for a minimum of 4 hours but 8 is prefered.
• 4 preheat a grill, barbeque or stovetop cast-iron grill to high heat(if doing this indoors make sure you switch on your exhaust fan,there will be smoke whilst grilling on the high heat. (doing this in a pan does not work for me, it makes a mess and does not brown so well, grill or barbeque gave me a better result).
• 5 grill the thighs 2 minutes on each side, then again 2 minutes on each side.
• 6 check or the thighs are done, if still pink continue grilling.
• 7 serve with the lemon wedges.
• 8 note: tamarind paste should be as thick as jam, if thinner use up to 1 tablespoon more.