India
Tandoori Chicken Recipe
Cook Time | 60 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 8 pieces large Chickenwith skin (2breast 2of thighs, a couple of wings)
- Oil to baste
For the marinade
- 4 tsp red chilli paste
- 2 tsp chaat masala
- 3 Tbsp ginger and garlic paste
- 1 1/2 tsp of the masala
- 3 Tbsp curd
- 1 Tbsp oil
- Salt to taste
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
For the tandoori masala
- 1 Tbsp black peppercorns
- 2 sticks cinnamon
- 3 brown cardamom
- 5 green cardamom
- 2 tsp coriander seeds
- 3 Cloves
- 2 tsp Cumin seeds
- 3/4 tsp turmeric
- 1 Bay Leaf
Ingredients
For the marinade
For the tandoori masala
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Instructions
- Cut small slits in the chicken so that the marinade can catch on to the chicken well.
Making the tandoor masala
- Put together all the ingredients for the tandoori masala in a pan and dry roast them.
- Then grind the dry roasted masalas until it is fine powder.
For the marinade
- Add red chilli paste, tandoori masala, curd, ginger and garlic pase, chaat masala, oil, salt and lemon juice into a bowl and mix well
- Massage the marinade onto the chicken pieces, over the skin and under it.
- Let the chicken marinate for 30 minutes.
- In a griller or tandoor, grill the chicken pieces until they are charred and cooked. At regular intervals, baste with oil
- Your chicken is now ready and can be served with onion rings and lemon wedges.
Recipe Notes
Oven Tip: If you are making the chicken in an oven , the temperature should be between 250 - 300 degree C