Charcoal Grilled Chicken Recipe (Juicy, Coal Cooked)
Sometimes, the simplest dishes may seem tricky to achieve perfect texture and charcoal grilled chicken is a perfect example. In this recipe, I love how simple marination and proper grilling techniques keeps the chicken pieces tender, juicy and packed with flavour. The smoky aroma from the charcoal makes it even more delicious and irresistible.
Equipment
Charcoal Grill
Blender
Ingredients
- 1 large Whole chicken butchered into 10 portions
For Marination (To Blend)
- 1 large Onion peeled & chopped roughly
- 8 cloves Garlic peeled
- 1 tablespoon Kashmiri Red Chilli powder
- 1 tablespoon Black Pepper Powder
- 1 tablespoon Cumin powder
- 1 tablespoon Red Chilli flakes
- 2 teaspoon Dried Oregano
- 1 teaspoon Cayenne Powder
- 1 tablespoon Sugar
- 2 teaspoon Salt to taste
- ¼ cup Lemon Juice or Vinegar
- ¼ cup Peanut Oil
For Cooking Chicken
- 3 tablespoon Oil or Melted Butter
- Sweet Corn on the Cob optional
Instructions
- Take all ingredients in a blender except oil and chicken. Grind to a smooth paste. This is your marination. Take this in a large bowl and add in oil. Mix well and taste check and adjust salt.
- Wash and pat dry chicken. Make deep slashes on the chicken. This way the marination will penetrate into the chicken.
- Add chicken in the marinate and mix well. Cover it with plastic wrap. Leave to marinate for atleast 4 to 6 hours in fridge. overnight is best.
- Take chicken from fridge atleast 1 hour before cooking to bring it back to room temperature so it cooks faster.
- Now set up charcoal grill. Light up the charcoal and once it gets hot and red, spread it evenly on the grill. Now place the grill rack on top of the charcoal.
- Arrange chicken on top leaving some space between them. if you have a lid for your barbeque, cover it and cook for 5 minutes, flip the chicken over and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Brush the chicken with butter or oil and continue cooking for 15 to 20 minutes until chicken is cooked. Keep flipping chicken for even cooking.
- While chicken is cooked, you can cook some sweetcorn as well.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Charcoal Grilled Chicken Recipe (Juicy, Coal Cooked)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
684
% Daily Value*
Fat
54
g
83
%
Saturated Fat
11
g
69
%
Trans Fat
0.2
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
14
g
Monounsaturated Fat
25
g
Cholesterol
143
mg
48
%
Sodium
1367
mg
59
%
Potassium
592
mg
17
%
Carbohydrates
14
g
5
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
5
g
6
%
Protein
37
g
74
%
Vitamin A
1499
IU
30
%
Vitamin C
14
mg
17
%
Calcium
92
mg
9
%
Iron
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.