Simple Way to Prepare Perfect Mex-Inspired Tandoori Chicken

Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, mex-inspired tandoori chicken. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have mex-inspired tandoori chicken using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Mex-Inspired Tandoori Chicken:

1. Get 5 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken pieces, scored 1/4" deep twice on each side (whole drums and thighs or half breast pieces)
2. Prepare 1 cup yogurt
3. Take 1 medium tomato, finely chopped (if no fresh tomatoes, you can use 1/3 cup well drained chopped canned tomatoes)
4. Get 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped or grated
5. Prepare 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped or grated
6. Take 1.5-2 Tablespoons kosher salt
7. Take 2 teaspoons sugar
8. Make ready the zest of 1 lime
9. Get 1 Tablespoon lime juice
10. Make ready 1/3-1/2 cup chopped cilantro
11. Prepare 2 teaspoons achiote powder
12. Get 1 teaspoon cumin
13. Prepare 2 teaspoons dried Mexican oregano (the other kind will do in a pinch, of course)
14. Make ready 2-4 minced Serrano chilies (Jalapeños work as well)
15. Get 3 Tablespoons oil
16. Prepare 1 green onion, chopped, and a handful of chopped cilantro for garnish

Steps to make Mex-Inspired Tandoori Chicken:

1. Place all ingredients in large mixing bowl and mix and massage with your hands to thoroughly and evenly season each piece of chicken.
2. Allow to marinate for at least 4 hours, and up to a full day, in the refrigerator, making sure to redistribute the chicken once or twice to ensure that all the seasoning gets evenly distributed again after the chicken and vegetable matter release liquid.
3. An hour before cooking, take the chicken out of the fridge and lay the chicken out in a single layer, skin side down, on a lightly oiled broiler pan, or on a rack on a baking pan or sheet, to bring the chicken up to room temp.
4. Preheat the oven to broil (this usually takes 20 minutes or so), then broil the chicken about 4 inches under the broiler element (yours may be under the oven or right under the top heat element of the main oven compartment) for 8 minutes per side, finishing this step with the skin side up.
5. Turn the oven heat down to 425F and continue roasting the chicken on the middle rack for another 20 to 25 minutes.
6. Serve on a platter with chopped green onions and cilantro sprinkled atop.

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