Tandoori-Spiced Chicken Breasts

Ingredients

• ¹/₈ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 small red onion
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• ¹/₃ cup low-fat plain yogurt
• 1 large garlic clove
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ¾ teaspoon turmeric
• + 11 more ingredients
• • 1 ½ teaspoons ground coriander seeds
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 small fresh red or green chile such as serrano or cayenne
  • 1 ½ teaspoons coarse salt
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • ½ cup low-fat plain yogurt
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
  • 1 pinch cayenne
  • 2 teaspoons fresh gingerroot

Mince garlic with salt and mash to a paste. Wearing protective gloves, mince chile (including seeds for a spicier paste) and in a bowl stir together with garlic paste and remaining spice paste ingredients. Make 3 diagonal cuts about 1/4 inch deep in each chicken breast and rub spice paste into cu...

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