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Tandoori chicken with turmeric rice

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My fiancé and I were hanging out at our friends pool when we walked by a party grilling tandoori chicken. It smelled so good and we instantly had a craving for it. Later that week, I tried a recipe to make some at home. The recipe is from Epicurious. It was very good and pretty easy. Reid loved the spiciness of it (I added a lot of cayenne to the yogurt sauce). Tandoori chicken is traditionally cooked in a clay oven, a tandoor. In this version the chicken is broiled. Tandoori chicken Ingredients: For spice paste: 1 large garlic clove 1 1/2 tsp coarse salt 1 small fresh red or green chile 1/3 cup low fat plain yogurt 1 tbs fresh lemon juice 2 tsp fresh grated ginger 1 1/2 tsp ground coriander 3/4 tsp turmeric 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp black pepper 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/8 tsp ground clove 4 skinless boneless chicken breasts 1 small red onion, thinly sliced 2 tsp vegetable oil For yogurt sauce 1/2 cup low fat yogurt 1 tsp fresh yogurt Pinch cayenne Preparation: