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Tandoori Chicken
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
 
Ingredients
  • 1.80 pound approx 1/2 kg chicken (I used whole cornish chicken)
  • 1 st Marinade
  • 1 tablespoon paprika/kashmiri chilly powder
  • 1/2 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 nd Marinade:
  • 1/2 tablespoon paprika/kashmiri chilly powder
  • 1/2 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala/all spice mix
  • 1/2 teaspoon kasturi methi/dried fenugreek leaves
  • 1/4 cup thick strained plain yogurt or greek yogurt
  • 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 tablespoon oil + 1 tablespoon melted butter for basting
  • Chaat masala for sprinkling
  • Vegetable bed:
  • medium chunks of potato celery, peppers, carrots
  • I used 2 carrots and 2 bell peppers
Instructions
  1. Wash and pat dry the chicken well with a paper towel. Cut big slits on the chicken.
  2. Rub the 1st marinade on the chicken and inside the slits. keep it aside for 15-20 minutes.
  3. Prepare the 2nd marinade without the oil and pour it over the chicken, coat the chicken well. Add 1 tablespoon of oil, mix once so that a good coating forms on top. Cover this and place it in the refrigerator for 2-4 hours.
  4. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees fahrenheit,
  5. Line a tray with aluminum foil, place cut vegetable on the tray so that it can absorb the liquid from the chicken and marinade. Place the chicken on top and pour oil butter mixture genourouly over the chicken with a spoon or brush let it bake for 35-40 minutes until lightly charred.
  6. You will know it done, when the juices from the chicken runs clear.
Recipe Notes

You don't have to use a whole chicken. If you are using cut pieces, chicken will be done in 25-30 minutes.
Chicken tandoori can be served with rice or roti.
Increase the amount of marinade based on the quantity of chicken you are using.
Try using the same marinade to make tandoori fish.
Sprinkle some chaat masala, squeeze some lemon juice on the tandoori before having. Raw onions and tomatoes goes well with this too.
You can make dry tandoori mix by mixing the dry ingredients of 2nd marinade and mixing it with wet ingredients whenever needed.
Vegetarians: you can pass the 1st marinade and apply the 2nd one on tofu and panner. Let it rest for 30min to an hour before grilling. Grilling will take only 10 minutes or less.