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 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Tandoori chicken
- You need 1 of Whole Chicken.
- Prepare 2 teaspoon of Kashmiri red chilli powder.
- Prepare 3 tablespoons of Lemon juice.
- Prepare of Salt to taste.
- Prepare 1 cup of Yogurt.
- You need 2 tablespoons of Ginger paste.
- Prepare 2 tablespoons of Garlic paste.
- Prepare 2 tablespoons of Olive oil.
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of Chat masala.
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of Garam masala powder.
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. 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.
Tandoori chicken instructions
- Make incisions with a sharp knife on the chicken breast, legs and thighs. Apply a mixture one teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder, one tablespoon lemon juice and salt over the chicken and set aside for half an hour. For the marinade, tie up yogurt in a piece of muslin and hang over a bowl for fifteen to twenty minutes..
- Remove the thick yogurt into a bowl. Add the remaining Kashmiri red chilli powder, salt, ginger paste, garlic paste, remaining lemon juice, garam masala powder and two tablespoons olive oil..
- Rub this mixture over the chicken and marinate for three to four hours in a refrigerator. Thread the chicken onto a skewer and cook in a moderately hot tandoor (clay oven) or in a preheated oven at 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6 for ten to twelve minutes, or until almost done. Baste chicken with a little oil and cook for another four minutes. Remove and set aside..
- Sprinkle chaat masala powder and serve with onion rings and lemon wedges.
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. 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.