Tandoori- Style Chicken Chops

By Treebs

Cook 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup plain nonfat yogurt
• 1 small onion, roughly chopped
• 1 piece (1-inch long) ginger root, peeled, roughly chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled, roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp each: fresh lemon juice, olive oil
• 2 1/2 tbsp tandoori seasoning, recipe follows, or bottled curry powder
• 6 to 8 whole chicken legs (leg and thigh attached), skin removed
• Parsley sprigs, red onion rings for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

1.) Put yogurt, onion, ginger, garlic, lemon juice, oil and tandoori seasoning into a blender. Process until smooth. Put chicken into a bowl. Add yogurt mixture; turn to coat chicken well.
Cover; refrigerate at least 8 hours or up to 2 days.

2.) Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Put chicken onto a wire rack set over a baking sheet to catch drippings. Roast until chicken juice run clear, about 45minutes. Garnish with parsley and onions.

Tandoori Seasoning: Mix 2 tsp each ground cumin, coriander and paprika with 1 tsp each salt and ground red pepper, and 1/2 tsp turmeric in a small bowl.