Indian spiced yogurt marinade

Name: Indian spiced yogurt marinade
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: about 150 ml plain yogurt; 1 lime (juice); 1 onion; 3 garlic cloves; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon paprika powder; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon turmeric; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon ground ginger (or use grated ginger root)

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An Indian spiced yogurt marinade will make your chicken, or chicken thighs, super delicious and tender. Grill them on the barbecue for even more goodness!

Updated at: 2026-05-01

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Indian spiced yogurt marinade ingredients

Recipe indian spiced yogurt marinade

Made by Véronique

Published at 2017-04-01, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 10 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

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Time cooking

10 minutes

Total time

10 minutes

Making the Indian spiced yogurt marinade - 10 minutes + waiting time

tip: this amount of ingredients will be enough for about 4 chicken fillets.

Making this marinade is super easy. Peel and finely cop the onion and garlic cloves. Squeeze the juice from the lime and combine this with the yogurt, onion and garlic.

Add in all the spices and stir until you've reached a smooth mixture. This marinade will be best with chicken, we used chicken thighs and then grilled them on the barbecue.

The longer you marinate the chicken, the tastier they will become, but for at least one hour. We ate this spiced chicken with a refreshing cucumber salad. Enjoy!

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