For all chicken loversss, I am going to share King recipe of chicken...Guess???? Yeah it is Tandoori Chicken. Isn't it a treat???. .Well, after trying different recipe, I finally satisfied & stuck to this particular recipe. Its is very close to original version and tastes great.
My husband went crazy after tasting this dish. He ask me to make it very often and made as a default Sunday menu. ( Im always a creator not an eater, because I m a vegetarian LOL). Because it is a Protein rich dish and good for people in diet.
Some authentic information about Tandoori chicken, Tandoor is a cylindrical clay oven usually heated by using charcoal or wood to produce high heat above 480 degree Celsius(900 degree F) which can sustain for longer time.
Chicken marinated by special Yogurt sauce & cooked in this oven is said to be Tandoori chicken.
It oriented from India & now popular in most part of the world. For more interesting details check this link.
The recipe given here gives very moist & juicy chicken with spice level of 3.5 out of 5 being the max. You can add or less the spice according to your taste. So what you are waiting for, start cooking & enjoy with family & friends.
Chicken marinated by special Yogurt sauce & cooked in this oven is said to be Tandoori chicken.
It oriented from India & now popular in most part of the world. For more interesting details check this link.
The recipe given here gives very moist & juicy chicken with spice level of 3.5 out of 5 being the max. You can add or less the spice according to your taste. So what you are waiting for, start cooking & enjoy with family & friends.
Ingredients:
Chicken whole - 800gms / 2 pounds
Oil / Oil spray or butter - For drizzling
Masala ingredients #1
Lemon juice - 3 tbsp
Red chilli powder - ½ tsp
Salt - To taste
Oil - ½ tsp
Masala ingredients #2
Oil - 2tbsp
Ajwain / Tymol seeds- ½tsp
Gram Flour / Besan / Chic pea flour - 4 tbsp
Masala ingredients #3
Yogurt - 1 cup
Ginger garlic paste - 2tsp each
Red chilli powder - 1tsp
Garam masala powder - ½tsp or to flavor
Mustard seed powder - ¼ tsp
Any cooking oil - 2tbsp
Red food color - A pinch
Salt - To taste
Method:
- Remove the skin, clean and wash chicken.
- Using a sharp knife, make incisions on the chicken breast, legs and thighs as shown in the picture. Mean while make a cut in joint bones of the chicken.
- With your hands, apply masala # 1 over the chicken and in between the cuts. Let it marinate for ½ an hour.
- Heat oil in a pan or kadai, add ajwain. Let it splutter.
- Add Chic pea flour and stir continuously for a minute or till you get nutty flavor of the flour. Keep it aside.
- Mix all ingredients in masala list 3.
- To this add prepared chic pea mixture(masala #2) and mix well. Adjust salt to taste.
- Apply this masala over the chicken and between the cuts. Marinate for 5~ 6 hours in a refrigerator.
- Preheat the oven at 400 degree F for 10 minutes.
- Spray oil on the baking tray and place the marinated chicken on the tray.
- Brush or spray oil over the chicken & place in oven.
- Change Oven temperature setting from 400 degree F to Broiler setting and cook chicken for 30 minutes or til done. ( Brush or Spray oil over the chicken in between).
- Remove chicken from the oven and allow it cool.
- Cut chicken into four pieces as shown in below picture or as per your requirment. Enjoy with mint chutney & lemon.
Note: For best result, always select chicken which weight below 2 lbs or 800 to 900gms. I used 1 cornish hen weighted 2 pounds( about 900 gms). You can use mustard oil for authentic Panjabi tantoor and mustard powder is optional, if you add it holds its original flavor & taste.
Don't burn chic pea flour, stir continuously. Approximately it will take 1 minute in medium heat. Always use thick curd, If it is watery, tie the curd in a piece of muslin cloth & hang over for 20 ~30 minutes.
It took 30 minutes for me to cook chicken at broiler setting. 15 minutes one side & another 15 minutes for other side. Cooking time may vary depends upon the oven & as well as on chicken size. ( If you are going to use chicken drumsticks, follow the marinating procedure and then bake it for 20 ~ 25 minutes in 350 degree F and broil it for 5 ~ 10 minutes depends on your oven. This will ensure juicy chicken).
This recipe goes to Iftar Moments Hijri 1432, Signature recipes, Cook it healthy, What's everyone having for Iftar?, Serve it Grilled.
Irresistible Tandoori chicken...
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OMG Mouthwatering recipe. Looks delicious and tempting.
O my goodness, Saras, Idhukellam ennai koopida maatengala..Romba romba soooper..Adding besan flour is interesting, Soon I'll try this and let u know..Pics r vibrant..
Mindblowing Saras.... OMG.. Will surely try it this sunday!
Perfect and so very professional!
YUMMY....super tempting 🙂
i have tasted this chicekn .it was juicy ,tender and delicious.love it.
Wow perfect and delicious..irresistible..yum
oh...such a mouth watering dish..i am looking at your pictures and drooling. Thanks for the recipe.
Delicious and mouthwatering Tandoori Chicken.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Oh gorgeously done chicken... so juicy and colorful...
I wish I could reach thro my computer for a taste...:PP
yummmmy clicks dear..
Tasty Appetite
Wow! Looks very appetizing, the pictures looks so tempting. Thank you for sending it to Iftar Moments 🙂
Looks perfect.. Would definetly be a treat to chicken lovers.
Awesome clicks..
wow!!...super tempting!!
That's a juicy recipe! Love the beautiful fresh color 🙂
Tempting irresistable chicken...
Ah, this sure looks delicious. No wonder your hubby was floored!
Looks so delicious. Perfectly cooked.q
tandoori chicken looks sooo tempting
tandoori chicken looks delicious
mouthwatering recipe.
wow....mouthwatering recipe and fantastic clicks too...the chicken looks so tempting and colorful and I loved the last click....
irresistable looking Tandoori Chicken..lovely spice mix, Never used chickpea flour, will try next tiem ur way, bookmarking Sara, mouth watering snap
This is so good and professional looking...besan is a new ingredient for me in tandoori chicken...bookmarked(my daughter and I are drooling over this...a must try for this week itself).
Bookmarked...ரொம்ப ரொம்ப நல்லா இருக்கு சரஸ்...கலக்குறிங்க...சீக்கிரமாக செய்துவிட்டு வந்து சொல்கிறேன்...
excellent job of being a vegetarian...never ever imagined that a vegetarian can make a king of chicken recipe in a very perfect way...a vegetarian's signature recipe is a NV food (it shows ur luv towards ur family) - am loving it!.....bookmarking this recipe...thnx-
Meena's Kitchen
hai, i tried this recipe,came out super dooper...love this flavourful tandoori chicken,thxs for sharing this excellent recipe!!
awful piece of information, I had come to know about your blog from my friend vimal, mumbai,i have read atleast 3 posts of yours by now, and let me tell you, your blog gives the best and the most interesting information. This is just the kind of information that i had been looking for, i'm already your rss reader now and i would regularly watch out for the new posts, once again hats off to you! Thanks a million once again, Regards, cornish hen recipe
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