Ahh! Tandoori chicken.... we made this at home for the first time ever last night...and i'm still dreamy eyed... Spicy, juicy and deliciously scorched in parts, this is probably the yummiest version of cooking chicken the healthy way.
Ingredients:
- 700 g Chicken, mixed parts like thighs, drumsticks and breast pieces
- 2 tbsp Salt
- 1 large Lime
- 1 cups strained/ hung Yoghurt
- 2 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
- 4 tbsp Everest Tandoori chicken masala
- 1 tbsp red Chilli powder
- 2 tbsp Butter (melted)
Method:
1.) Wash and clean the chicken. Trim any skin or visible fat with a pair of sharp scissors. Rub the chicken pieces with the salt and lime juice and set aside in a bowl for 15 mins.
2.) Strain the yoghurt using a thin cotton fabric to remove most of its water content (about 30-40 mins). Whisk together the hung yoghurt, ginger-garlic paste, tandoori chicken masala, chilli powder and a little salt. Pour over the salt & lime rubbed chicken pieces.
Cover and marinate for atleast 2 hours or preferably overnight in the refrigerator.
3.) Remove the marinated chicken from the refrigerator and allow it to come to room temperature. Meanwhile, preheat the 'grill' on your oven. Shake off the excess marinade from the chicken and set it on a wire-rack. Drizzle some of the melted butter over the chicken and grill till its nicely browned (about 12-15 mins each side)
4.) Once cooked, allow the chicken to rest for a few minutes. A few rings of sliced Onions, a big squirt of lime juice, and Eat up!
If you cant find the Tandoori chicken masala, you can make some of your own. You need:
3 tbsp ground Cumin + 2 tbsp ground Coriander + 5-6 ground Cloves +1 tsp ground Cinnamon + 1 tsp Turmeric powder + 1 tsp red Chilli powder.
- 700 g Chicken, mixed parts like thighs, drumsticks and breast pieces
- 2 tbsp Salt
- 1 large Lime
- 1 cups strained/ hung Yoghurt
- 2 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
- 4 tbsp Everest Tandoori chicken masala
- 1 tbsp red Chilli powder
- 2 tbsp Butter (melted)
Method:
1.) Wash and clean the chicken. Trim any skin or visible fat with a pair of sharp scissors. Rub the chicken pieces with the salt and lime juice and set aside in a bowl for 15 mins.
2.) Strain the yoghurt using a thin cotton fabric to remove most of its water content (about 30-40 mins). Whisk together the hung yoghurt, ginger-garlic paste, tandoori chicken masala, chilli powder and a little salt. Pour over the salt & lime rubbed chicken pieces.
Cover and marinate for atleast 2 hours or preferably overnight in the refrigerator.
3.) Remove the marinated chicken from the refrigerator and allow it to come to room temperature. Meanwhile, preheat the 'grill' on your oven. Shake off the excess marinade from the chicken and set it on a wire-rack. Drizzle some of the melted butter over the chicken and grill till its nicely browned (about 12-15 mins each side)
4.) Once cooked, allow the chicken to rest for a few minutes. A few rings of sliced Onions, a big squirt of lime juice, and Eat up!
If you cant find the Tandoori chicken masala, you can make some of your own. You need:
3 tbsp ground Cumin + 2 tbsp ground Coriander + 5-6 ground Cloves +1 tsp ground Cinnamon + 1 tsp Turmeric powder + 1 tsp red Chilli powder.
Just had 5 most gorgeous tandoori chicken legs. I love your blog. Thanks.
ReplyDelete-Panju