MADE ON THE GRILL, OVEN OR STOVETOP.
Tandoori chicken is quite popular across the globe. It is spicy, flavourful, and has a unique smoky aroma that comes from cooking in a tandoor. While it is not easy to recreate a tandoor at home, you can still make delicious tandoori chicken at home with easy yoghurt marination.
Using freshly ground spice and long marination is the key to a delicious Tandoori Chicken. I am also going to share how to incorporate smokiness to the chicken to get that authentic favour.
Basically the marinade has Yoghurt, ginger garlic paste, lemon juice and lots of spices. Most recipes call for double marination, in this recipe I have used single marination.
?Make sure the yoghurt is thick. You can also use hung curd or Greek yoghurt.
?Add 2 teaspoon of crushed Kasuri methi to the marinade if you prefer.
To enhance the smoked flavour you can smoke the chicken with a piece of coal. Here is how to do it. Burn a piece of coal under the direct flame.
While I would have loved to have a tandoor at home to make this delicious Tandoori Chicken.
Ingredients?
1 kg Chicken thighs (or a mix of thigh and leg)
3 tablespoon Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder ( For subs refer to note 1)
1.5 teaspoon Coriander powder
1.5 teaspoon Garam Masala
1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
1/2 teaspoon Fresh Black pepper
Salt to taste
1/4 cup Mustard oil (for subs refer to note 2)
1/4 cup Thick yogurt
2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoon butter.
Instructions?
Using a sharp knife, make 2-3 slits.
Heat oil. It should be medium hot, not smoking hot. If the oil is too hot, it will burn the spices instantly.
In a bowl add all dry spices, stir in hot oil and mix. Let it sit for 5 mins, for the flavours to infuse.
Add yoghurt, ginger-garlic paste and lemon juice. Whisk everything well.
Add chicken pieces to the yogurt mixture, rub the marination well, cover and let it marinate for at least 4 hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
Take marinated chicken out of the refrigerator at least 1 hour before cooking it.
? To make it in Oven
Pre-heat oven to 375 F (180 C).
Prepare a baking tray lined with foil. Place a grill rack on top.
Shake off extra marination from the chicken, Arrange on prepared rack.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or Until done.
After 20 minutes, take it out of the oven, brush with melted butter. Put it on the top rack and broil it for 5 minutes at 400 F or until charred mark appears.
?To make it on Grill
Preheat a grill to 425 degrees. Clean grill grates.
Grill chicken for about 10-12 minutes. Flip the chicken, brush with melted butter. Cook for another 8-10 minutes or until the center of thickest part registers 165.
? To make it on Stovetop
Heat a grill pan or cast iron pan on stovetop. Grease the pan lightly with a brush.
Arrange the chicken ( First topside / Skin side) down. Cook it for 10 minutes on medium heat.
Flip, brush with melted butter and cook for another 15 minutes or clear juice run down from the sides.
For a detailed step by step instructions, watch How to make tandoori chicken video at the end.
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