Grilled Indian-Style Chicken Wings With Carrot-Cumin Yogurt Sauce

Serves: 5

Terence Turner

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

41

Spice

49

Sweetness

48

Sourness

36

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 cups

Plain Yogurt

2 tsps

Cumin Seed

1 cup

Coarse Salt

2 cups

Water

1 tbsp

Vegetable Oil

Directions:

1

Make sauce: In a sieve set over a bowl drain yogurt, covered and chilled, 2 hours

2

In a dry small heavy skillet toast cumin seeds over moderate heat, shaking skillet frequently, until a shade darker, 2 to 3 minutes

3

Cool cumin seeds and with a mortar and pestle or in an electric coffee/spice grinder coarsely grind

4

Finely grate carrots into a bowl and stir in yogurt, cumin, mint, and salt and pepper to taste

5

Sauce may be made 8 hours ahead and chilled

6

Cut off wing tips, reserving for another use, and halve wings at joint

7

In a bowl dissolve salt in water

8

Marinate wings in brine, covered and chilled, stirring occasionally, at least 2 hours and up to 24

9

Prepare grill

10

In a colander drain wings and rinse well

11

Pat wings dry and in a bowl rub garam masala and oil onto wings

12

Grill wings on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals until cooked through and golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes on each side

13

In a sieve set over a bowl drain yogurt, covered and chilled, 2 hours

14

In a dry small heavy skillet toast cumin seeds over moderate heat, shaking skillet frequently, until a shade darker, 2 to 3 minutes

15

Cool cumin seeds and with a mortar and pestle or in an electric coffee/spice grinder coarsely grind

16

Finely grate carrots into a bowl and stir in yogurt, cumin, mint, and salt and pepper to taste

17

Sauce may be made 8 hours ahead and chilled

18

Cut off wing tips, reserving for another use, and halve wings at joint

19

In a bowl dissolve salt in water

20

Marinate wings in brine, covered and chilled, stirring occasionally, at least 2 hours and up to 24

21

Prepare grill

22

In a colander drain wings and rinse well

23

Pat wings dry and in a bowl rub garam masala and oil onto wings

24

Grill wings on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals until cooked through and golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes on each side

25

Serve wings with sauce

26

Serve wings with sauce