Anna and Anne : Grilled Tandoori Chicken

As I've mentioned before, one of my "injury activities" was to begin cooking more creatively.  And, as it happens, my mom just picked up "The very best of Anne Lindsay, Lighthearted at Home" cookbook.  And since my name is Anna, and her name is Anne, it was like a calling from the movie "Julie and Julia" to cook a delicious new meal!

Marco, Jeff and I each opened the cookbook to a random page, then voted on who chose the best recipe.  Marco's random choice of "Grilled Tandoori Chicken" won.  We gathered some groceries and got down to BUSINESS!!

Here we have Jeff grating fresh ginger, and marco mixing the mustard/yogurt mixture.

Step 1: 

-1 tbsp dijon mustard

-1tbsp canola oil

- 1/2 cup of low fat plain yogurt

- 2tbsp minced gingerroot

Place mustard in mixing bowl, whisk in oil, drop by drop until well blended.  Stir in yogurt and gingerroot.  Set aside.

STEP 2:

- 1tsp each ground cumin and ground coriander

- 1/2 tsp ground tumeric

- 1/4 tsp cayenne

In a skillet over medium heat, cook cumin, coriander, tumeric and cayenne 1 to 2 minutes or until fragrant.

Stir the fragrant spices into yogurt mixture...

Pour mixture over chicken.  (we doubled this whole recipe for 8 pieces.)

Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours. (we only did 4... it was still YUMMY)

We grilled the chicken on the BBQ along with some asparagus.

Et Voila!  A delicious indian dish!!! Quick prep for LOTS of taste!

Enjoy along with a view of your choice... (We chose Tremblant)

The recipe was taken directly from Anne Lindsay's "Lighthearted at Home" cookbook.  I give it ****4 stars out of 5 because it was SUper easy to make, no crazy ingredients, and tres tasty!  I am beginning to absolutely love indian food and can't wait to try some more recipes in the near future!!!