Grilled game hens with yogurt & spices

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupPlain yogurt
2Cloves garlic, minced
1Piece fresh ginger, about 1-inch square, minced
1Hot green chili, minced
½teaspoonGround coriander
½teaspoonTurmeric
½teaspoonSalt
4Cornish game hens

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients except hens. Transfer to a large plastic food bag. Rinse hens well; pat dry. Add hens to bag with yogurt mixture and seal tightly. Refrigerate, turning several times, 12 hours or overnight.

2. Prepare a medium-hot charcoal fire for indirect cooking. When the coals are covered with gray ash, carefully move them to the sides of the grill; position a drip pan in the center. Put cooking rack in place. Place the hens on their side on the rack over the drip pan.

Grill, covered, turning once, until the juice from the thigh runs clear, 25 minutes.

Posted By Rebecca Radnor <japlady@...> On rec.food.recipes or rec.food.cooking