Chicken Tandoori

Chicken Tandoori Recipe 

Classic chicken tandoori from India is marinated in yogurt, lemon juice, and plenty of spices, then grilled or broiled. Plan ahead. This recipe needs to marinate at least 8 hours or overnight.

 

Chicken Tandoori

PREPARATION TIME : 30 minutes

SERNINGS : 4

 

INGREDIENTS
  • 1 (800 gms) of chickene
  • 1 tspn of kashmiri red
  • chilli powder
  • 1 tblspn of lemon juice
  • Salt to taste

 

FOR MARINATION
  • 200 gms of yogurt
  • 1 tspn of kashmiri red
  • chilli powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tblspns of garlic paste
  • 2 tblspns of ginger paste
  • garam masala powder
  • 2 tblspns of mustard oil

 

FOR BASTING OF BUTTER
  • tspn of chaat masala

 

FOR GARNISHING
  • Onion rings and lemon wedges

 

PREPARATION :

 

Skin, wash and clean the chicken. Make incisions with a sharp knife on breast and leg pieces.

Apply a mixture of kashmiri red chilli powder, lemon juice and salt to the chicken and keep it aside for half an hour.

Remove whey of yogurt by hanging it in a muslin cloth for fifteen to twenty minutes. Mix Kashmiri red chilli powder, salt, ginger-garlic paste, lemon juice, garam masala powder and mustard oil to the yogurt.

Apply this marinade onto the chicken pieces and refrigerate for three to four hours.

Put the chicken onto the skewers and cook in a moderately hot tandoor or a pre-heated oven (200 degrees Celsius) for ten to twelve minutes or until almost done. Baste it with butter and cook for another four minutes.

Sprinkle chaat masala powder and serve with four onion rings and lemon wedges.

 

CHEF'S TIP :

 

To make Chicken tikka, use boneless chicken pieces cut into 1 cubes and proceed same as Tandoori chicken.

 

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