TANDOORI CHICKEN

This mouth watering delicious chicken is well known as Murgh Tandoor or Tandoori Murgh. Here I am sharing this tandoori chicken recipe which is made in oven . I saw this recipe before some days on one of the TV show. The secret lies in the marination – the longer we marinade the more flavourful and moist the chicken will turn out to be. You do need to plan ahead a little bit because the chicken has to marinate for at least 4-12 hours.  For marination is done with spices, yougurt, and ginger-garlic paste . The curd makes the tandoori chicken moist. To get the crispy texture use a higher temperature of the oven. In this method ,chicken was juicy and tender only difference is the appearance.

INGREDIENTS:

500 gm Chicken Pieces [ Breast, thighs and wings ]

Oil to baste

 For Marinade:

 1 Tbsp Turmeric Powder

1 Tbsp Salt 

4 Tsp Red Chilli Powder

2 Tbsp Ginger- Garlic Paste

1 Tbsp Chaat Masala

2 Tsp Garam Masala

1 Tsp Oil

3 Tbsp Curd

Salt to taste

1 Tsp Lemon Juice

METHOD:

STEP 1 –Wash the chicken pieces and make small cuts in the chicken pieces for the marinade to coat it nicely. Sprinkle a little turmeric and salt over the pieces and keep them for an hour.

STEP 2 – Take a bowl and mix all the mentioned ingredients for marination.

STEP 3 – Rub the marinade on the chicken pieces, over the skin and underneath it. Keep the marinated pieces in the refrigerator for about 6-7 hours.

STEP 4 – Take the chicken out of the refrigerator and preheat the oven to 180 Degrees C.

STEP 5 – Place the chicken pieces on a baking tray and brush the pieces with little oil.

STEP 6 – Set the temperature to 180 degree and put the tray in oven for about 20-25 minutes.

STEP 7 – Change the side of the pieces and again keep in oven for another 15-20 minutes. Let the chicken rest in the oven for 10-15 minutes and then remove the chicken to a warm platter and your chicken is ready to serve.  

         

                    Serve the hot tandoori chicken with sliced onion and a lemon wedge.  

                

                    Enjoy this recipe and share your comments in the comment box below.