Grilled Indian-Style Chicken Wings with Carrot-Cumin Yogurt Sauce |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Some advance preparation is required for these wings: The yogurt needs to drain for 2 hours and the wings need to marinate for at least 2 hours. Ingredients:
2 cups plain yogurt |
2 teaspoons cumin seeds |
2 carrots |
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint leaves |
3 pounds chicken wings (12 to 14) |
1 cup coarse salt |
2 cups water |
1 1/2 tablespoons garam masala (indian spice mix) such as frontier brand |
1 tablespoon vegetable oil |
Directions:
1. Make sauce: In a sieve set over a bowl drain yogurt, covered and chilled, 2 hours. In a dry small heavy skillet toast cumin seeds over moderate heat, shaking skillet frequently, until a shade darker, 2 to 3 minutes. Cool cumin seeds and with a mortar and pestle or in an electric coffee/spice grinder coarsely grind. Finely grate carrots into a bowl and stir in yogurt, cumin, mint, and salt and pepper to taste. Sauce may be made 8 hours ahead and chilled.
2. Cut off wing tips, reserving for another use, and halve wings at joint. In a bowl dissolve salt in water. Marinate wings in brine, covered and chilled, stirring occasionally, at least 2 hours and up to 24.
3. Prepare grill.
4. In a colander drain wings and rinse well. Pat wings dry and in a bowl rub garam masala and oil onto wings. 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.
5. Serve wings with sauce.
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