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Tandoori Chicken Recipe

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Calories: 329
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 kg chicken I used mixed chicken parts
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • 4 tbsp tandoori masala They come ready made
  • 0.5 tsp red food coloring
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/2 cup mint leaves
  • 3 green chills
  • 2 tablespoon of finely chopped cilantro optional
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1 inch piece of ginger
Serve with
  • Lemon wedges
  • Onion - cut into rings

Method
 

  1. Remove skin from chicken pieces, and cut slits into them lengthwise.
  2. Place chicken in a large bowl while you make the marinade.
  3. In a food processor, blend all the ingredients, except the food coloring else it might stain your food processor. .
  4. Pour the blended ingredients in the bowl consisting the tandoori chicken pieces.
  5. Add the coloring,
  6. Rub the marinade onto the chicken pieces.
  7. Marinate for at least 4 hours, or ideally overnight in the refrigerator.
  8. Preheat oven at 180 degrees Celsius or an outdoor grill. Lightly oil the baking pan/grill.
  9. Cook chicken for about 40-50 minutes.
  10. Garnish with onions and lemon wedges.
  11. Before eating, squeeze the lemon over the chicken pieces.

Notes

This is a perfect recipe for Ramadan as you can make this ahead of time. You can always place the tandoori chicken pieces in several zip-lock bags and freeze them for future use.