Ingredients

  • 8 chicken thighs, with skin, pierced all over with a small knife
  • 5 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1 2-inch piece fresh ginger root, peeled
  • 1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded, or cayenne to taste
  • Juice and zest of 1 whole lemon
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 1 teaspoon coriander seeds or ground coriander

Method

  • Heat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Put chicken thighs in a bowl.
  • Mince garlic, ginger and pepper.
  • Toss with all remaining ingredients or put in a small food processor, and grind to a paste.
  • (It is O.K.
  • if the coriander seeds are not fully pulverized.
  • They will add a little crunch.)
  • Rub mixture thoroughly into chicken.
  • At this point, you can cover, and refrigerate for up to a day.
  • Put thighs, skin side up, in a roasting pan.
  • Roast for 25 to 35 minutes or until done.