Tandoori Chicken Or Chicken Tikka

Ingredients

• 3 ½ pounds bone-in chicken parts
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  • 1 ½ to 2 teaspoons salt (½ teaspoon per pound of meat)
  • 1 teaspoon Kashmiri chili powder or cayenne pepper
  • Finely grated zest of 3 lemons
  • ⅓ cup lemon juice
  • ¾ cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons dried fenugreek leaves, ground or finely crumbled with your fingers
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground turmeric
  • (½ to 1 teaspoon Kashmiri chili powder or cayenne pepper)
  • 1 cup whole-milk plain yogurt
  • Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced or grated on a rasp grater
  • One 2-inch piece ginger, peeled and minced or grated on a rasp grater
  • 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
  • 1 tablespoon ground turmeric
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • (1 teaspoon ground fenugreek leaves)
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

  Sub-recipe steps

  1. Place the meat to be marinated in a bowl and sprinkle evenly with: 1 ½ to 2 teaspoons salt (½ teaspoon per pound of meat)
  2. Add and thoroughly combine with: 1 teaspoon Kashmiri chili powder or cayenne pepper; Finely grated zest of 3 lemons; ⅓ cup lemon juice
  3. Add and toss to coat with: ¾ cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt; 2 tablespoons dried fenugreek leaves, ground or finely crumbled with your fingers; 1 tablespoon Garam Masala; 1 ½ teaspoons ground turmeric; (½ to 1 teaspoon Kashmiri chili powder or cayenne pepper)
  4. Cover and marinate, refrigerated, for at least 2 hours and up to overnight (or as directed in individual recipes). Before cooking the meat, use your fingers to wipe off excess marinade.
  5. About 1 ¼ cups
  6. When roasting and broiling indoors, we use smoked paprika in place of the sweet paprika to make up for the lack of grilled flavors.
  7. Whisk together in a large bowl: 1 cup whole-milk plain yogurt; Finely grated zest of 1 lemon; ¼ cup lemon juice; 2 tablespoons Garam Masala or curry powder; 6 garlic cloves, minced or grated on a rasp grater; One 2-inch piece ginger, peeled and minced or grated on a rasp grater; 2 tablespoons sweet paprika; 1 tablespoon ground turmeric; 2 teaspoons salt; (1 teaspoon ground fenugreek leaves); 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  8. Use to marinate as directed in version I.