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 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Tandoori Chicken
- You need 4 of chicken legs with thighs.
- It's For of marination:.
- Prepare 2 tsp of lemon juice.
- You need 2 tsp of hung curd.
- Prepare To taste of salt.
- You need 2 tsp of ginger garlic paste.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of turmeic powder.
- You need 2 tsp of red chilli powder.
- It's 2 tsp of tandoori masala powder.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of black pepper powder.
- It's 1 tbsp of mustard oil.
- Prepare For of grilling:.
- It's 1 tsp of oil.
- You need 1 tsp of butter.
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. 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?.
Tandoori Chicken step by step
- Wash the chicken and make 3-4 slits in each piece using a sharp knife. It will help the marinade penetrate well into the chicken..
- Then in a bowl combine all the ingredients stated above to make a thick marinade..
- Coat the chicken with the marinade well. Cover the bowl and refrigerate at least for 5-6 hours (the longer the better)..
- Heat a grill pan over a high flame. Reduce it to medium then. Add 1 tsp oil with 1 tsp butter and spread all over. Place the marinated chicken on it. Then cover and cook until done, do flip it once in between..
- Serve hot with onion slices and lemon wedges..
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. Tandoori chicken is a chicken dish prepared by roasting chicken marinated in yogurt and spices in a tandoor, a cylindrical clay oven. The dish originated from the Indian subcontinent and is popular in many other parts of the world. This is an easy baked Tandoori Chicken recipe for everyone who happens not to have a tandoor sitting in the middle of your kitchen! Made with accessible ingredients from scratch, chicken is infused with flavour from a yogurt tandoori chicken marinade then baked until golden with little charred bits.