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Broiled Yogurt Marinated Chicken

Chicken marinated in yogurt and spices
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast
  • 3 tbsp plain yogurt
  • 1/2 medium onion
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 1 inch of ginger
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp salt
  • pinch of smoked paprika

Equipment

  • 1 baking rack or grill grate
  • 1 Sheet pan
  • Broiler pan

Method
 

  1. Cube the chicken into small to medium size chunks (approx 3/4 inch thick)
  2. Cut the onion, ginger, and garlic into smaller pieces and puree in a blender
  3. In a large bowl, mix the yogurt, blended onion mix, salt, and spices.
  4. Add the chicken to the yogurt mixture. Cover and allow to marinate for at least 2 hours in the fridge.
    Spiced-yogurt marinated chicken breast
  5. Turn oven broiler on and allow to preheat for at least 5 minutes.
  6. Place an oven grate over a sheet pan and coat the grate with oil.
  7. Place the chicken chunks on the grate or broiler pan and space them apart.
    chicken on grill grate
  8. Place the chicken at the top level of the oven and broil until browned on both sides. (Approx. 10-12 minutes flipping halfway through.)