Tandoori chicken. This is an authentic recipe for Tandoori chicken. Serve with long grain Basmati rice, cucumber salad, grilled veggies, roasted corn on the cob and finish off the meal with Kulfi (Indian ice cream). Tandoori chicken gets its name from the bell-shaped tandoor clay oven which is also used to make naan, or Indian flatbread.
It's just as good as what you'd get at an Indian restaurant and it's so easy to make!
Chicken thighs are soaked in a creamy, well spiced, yogurt based marinade and then cooked on the grill to get that traditional char.
Tandoori chicken originated from the Mughlai cuisine & is one of the most popular chicken appetizers that stole the hearts of many across the globe.
You can have Tandoori chicken using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Tandoori chicken
- Prepare 1 kg of chicken.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of curd.
- It's 2 tbsp of ginger garlic paste.
- You need 2 of curry leaves.
- Prepare 1 tsp of cumin and black pepper powder.
- You need 1 tsp of garam masala.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of beetroot juice for the colour.
- You need 1 of lemon juiced.
- You need 1 tsp of chicken masala.
- Prepare to taste of Salt.
This recipe will give you the soft, juicy, flavorful and delicious grilled chicken with bursting flavors of spices & a unique smoky aroma. You can make this tandoori chicken in an oven & on stovetop. Mix all of the marinade ingredients together and pour over the chicken. This can be done up to a day in advance.
Tandoori chicken step by step
- Clean the chicken and cut with the knife to form strips so that masala penetrares..
- Next Grind everything except the Curd to form a fine paste. And add the Curd to it and form a good lump free paste..
- Rub the paste to cleaned chicken and freeze it overnight in the chicken freezer.
- Defreeze it next day and airfry it airfrier or shallow fry it a pan..
- Fry it till a char appears on the other and ensure the chicken is properly done..
Lift the chicken pieces onto a rack over a baking tray. Tandoori chicken is my favorite item at Indian buffets. How can anyone resist an all-you-can-eat spread of Indian food of Tandoori chicken, chicken tikka masala, butter chicken, naan, samosa and more?. In this post, I will teach you a homemade Tandoori chicken recipe which I learned from my friend Simply Reem who is a master Indian chef. This is an easy baked Tandoori Chicken recipe for everyone who happens not to have a tandoor sitting in the middle of your kitchen!