Tandoori Chicken Help/Suggestions?

Anestheggthiologist

Week 2 with the LBGE another success - fajita marinated flank - tender, juicy, eggcellent!
Plan to get serious and finally crack into this egg for memorial weekend = a butt for PP on Sunday (ready for Monday), a few racks of spareribs on Monday. As a newbie I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions before then.
But I'd like to try tandoori chicken on Saturday, seeing that the egg is much like a giant clay pot. Any suggestions, experience, recipes would be greatly appreciated.
BTW, have ordered a complete set of Dizzy Pig rubs and have just discovered Lawnrangers cool gear. Now where is that credit card?
P.S. It's pretty chilly here in upstate NY. Hope my New England neighbors are hangin in there and dryin out. Don't worry - warm's on the way!

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Anestheggthiologist,
Recipe can be double tripled quadrupled whatever you need to do. This is my familys recipe ( almost) however was americanized for a regular grill. Havent tried it yet on a BGE.[p]Let me know your BGE results. Catfish Athelli
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TANDOORI(meaning grilled) CHICKEN
A recipe passed down from my Athelli family in India..spicey and lowfat
For a small family size meal.
Ingredients:
3-4 chicken legs and or thighs...skinned and trimmed...
1 cup of plain low fat yogurt
4 cloves of minced FRESH garlic
1 tblspn of finely chopped fresh Ginger root
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 RED PEPPER...this is the spice factor....more for hotter if you like.
3 tblspns of white vinegar
1 tblspn of ground coriander
1 tblspn of ground CUmin
1 tspn of coarse salt
3 cardamoms...crushed or powdered.
1 tblspoon of lemon juice
fresh limes for serving after cooked.
Mix all ingredients except chicken in a large bowl. Make a few deep incisions into chicken pieces with a knife. ( note: marinade can stain...uses some older towels for clean up.) place chicken pieces in bowl and fold to make sure all pieces are well covered. Cover bowl with foil or wrap and let sit at least 8 hours or overnight. Grill pieces on a very low heat setting. brush marinade on chicken while grilling. May take up to an hour to cook. Brush chicken with clarified butter as a final touch to grilling. Be careful not to dry out chicken....if you need to, squirt water on them as they grill with a spray bottle.( a trick that works good for all slow cooked meats on the grill..)
Serve hot from grill with fresh Lime quarters....squeeze some lime over every bite for an added enjoyment. Traditionally served with hot steamed rice for special occasions.
This will get you darn close to our recipe..but there is a family secret that I cant tell you about.. something special in the butter mixture..

Anestheggthiologist

Catfish Athelli,
Thanks for the recipe/tips. Sounds great and quite adaptable for the egg. I appreciate your sharing a family recipe - they're usually much better than the cookbooks. I'll let you know how it goes!
P.S. I wouldn't dare ask but my curiousity is certainly piqued regarding the buttery family secret! Thanks again.

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Anestheggthiologist,
My Pleasure everyone always goes crazy for it when I or my Mom make it. But, my Mom said I can pass the recipe but not the secret ingredient.[p]Ha...its still very good. Very traditional tandoori still has the skin on, and uses red food coloring to " honor" certain gods. However we modified it to make more Gringo and health friendly.[p]Let me know you BGE results, I just bought my BGE 2 weeks ago, havent tried this recipe yet on it.[p]Happy Cooking
Catfish Athelli