Tandoori Chicken (Air Fryer & Pan fried). Tandoori Chicken made in the Air Fryer, a flavor packed spicy dish from the Indian subcontinent popular all over the world. Chicken is marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic, spices and lemon juice, then grilled in the air fryer or oven. Using a silicone brush , baste the chicken with either oil or ghee on one side.
The secret is in the spices and the marinade which makes the chicken super moist and flavorful.
Traditionally tandoori chicken is made in a clay oven (tandoor) and is very popular in restaurants.
Even though I am making this in the Air Fryer I am still calling it tandoori chicken…rather Air Fryer Tandoori Chicken - Spicy Indian Chicken.
You can cook Tandoori Chicken (Air Fryer & Pan fried) using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Tandoori Chicken (Air Fryer & Pan fried)
- It's 1 kg (200 grams) of chicken.
- Prepare 2 pcs of chicken leg.
- It's 2 tbsp of turmeric powder.
- You need 1 tbsp of cumin powder.
- You need 1 tbsp of coriander powder.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of red chilli powder.
- You need 1 tbsp of kashmiri red chilli powder.
- You need 1 tbsp of tandoori masala powder.
- You need 1 tbsp of garam masala powder.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of ginger & garlic paste.
- Prepare 3 tbsp of roasted chickpea flour or roasted besan.
- It's to taste of salt.
- It's 1 of lemon.
- It's 3 tbsp of hung yoghurt (curd).
- It's 5-6 tbsp of butter.
- It's 50 gms of mustard oil.
Tandoori Chicken is a lip-smacking, soft, juicy and flavourful dry chicken dish from the Indian subcontinent, and it happens to be that one dish that a party or gathering just cannot do without. This easy and authentic recipe can be made at home in an oven, air fryer or on the stovetop. Here is how to make it at home. Serve it with Green Chutney and Kachumber Salad for a yummy meal.
Tandoori Chicken (Air Fryer & Pan fried) instructions
- Air fryer: At first, cut long slits on the chicken body with a knife, half inches’ depth, four in the front and four on the back. Mix all the dry powder ingredients with hung yogurt, mustard oil, ginger paste, garlic paste, lemon juice and make a thick paste on a plate..
- Apply the masala paste on the chicken inside and outside of the body and also apply inside the slits. Wrap the chicken with a non-toxic cling wrapper (optional). Marinate overnight, and keep in the refrigerator. After take out from the refrigerator on the next day morning, leave for half an hour before putting in the air fryer..
- Put in the air fryer, and set temperature at 200° Celsius for 15 mins for one side. After 15mins, take out the tray and turn over the chicken to the other side and apply the rest of the masala. Also apply butter on the chicken, which will make the chicken soft, but it is optional if you would prefer to make it healthy..
- Take out after 15mins, fire a charcoal, keep a bowl near to the chicken, put the burning charcoal in the bowl, put some butter on the burning charcoal, smoke will come out, cover with a lid. After 5-10min, air fryer fried tandoori chicken is ready to serve..
- Pan Fried: Cut two long slits on each leg pieces with a knife, half inches’ depth. Mix all the dry powder ingredients with hung yogurt, mustard oil, ginger paste, garlic paste, lemon juice and make a thick paste on a plate..
- Apply the masala paste on the chicken pieces and also apply in the slits. Wrap the chicken with a non-toxic cling wrapper (optional). Marinate overnight, and keep in the refrigerator. After take out from the refrigerator on the next day morning,leave for half an hour before fry on a pan..
- Put a pan on gas stove, add some mustard oil on the pan, heat the oil, put the chicken pieces, cook it for 10min on medium gas flame. After 10mins, turn over to other side, cover it and cook again for 10mins..
- Keep the pan aside, fire a charcoal, keep a bowl near to the chicken pieces, put the burning charcoal in the bowl, put some butter on the burning charcoal, smoke will come out, cover with a lid. After 5-10mins, pan-fried tandoori chicken is ready to serve..
To make the above air fried tandoori chicken tikka you will first need to marinate your chicken. The mix of yogurt, lemon, salt and oil will help tenderize the chicken, and let the flavors penetrate. Chicken Tandoori-----ChickenTandoori is a popular Indian dish made with chicken legs marinated in a mixture of hung curd and spices brilliantly cooked in the Phillips Air fryer using very little. Make awesome Tandoori Chicken at home. Most people go to a nearby hotel or a dhaba if they crave for tandoori chicken.