Thursday 17 September 2015

TANDOORI CHICKEN






INGREDIENTS:

  • 1kg chicken pieces of your choice with skin removed
  • 6 tspn tandoori masala
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 1tsp garlic paste
  • salt to taste
  • 1 cup vegetable/canola/sunflower cooking oil
  • 1 tsp chaat masala (available at most indian grocers) to garnish
  • Onion rings to garnish
  • Lemon wedgets to garnish
PREPARATION:

  • Make shallow diagonal slashes in the chicken pieces and kepp aside.
  • Mix the tandoori masala with the yoghurt, 2 tsp cooking oil and salt to taste and make a smooth paste.
  • Smear this paste all over the chicken pieces, ensuring you rub it well into the slashes you mde erlier nd tht the pieces re well coted.
  • Put ll the pieaces and marinade into a deep bowl and cover. Refrigerate and allow to marinate for 12-18 hours.
  • Preheat your grill on medium. Put the chicken on it quickly sear (sealing in juices) on both sides. Now allow to brown on both sides, brushing cooking oil on as necessary. once browned, reduce heat and cover the grill. Cook till chicken is tender. Do not over cook or the chicken will dry out.
  • If you don't have a grill you can also bake the chicken. Preheat your oven to 180c/Gas mark 4. While it is heating, line a baking tray with foil and spray the foil with cooking spray or smear with cooking oil. Lay the pieces on this foil and drizzle lightly with cooking oil.
  • Bake for approximately 15 minutes, then turn pieces and bake for another 10 minutes test chicken to see if cooked.
  • When done, place chicken in a plate or platter and sprinkle chaat masala,garnish with lime juice, lime wedges and onion rings. serve piping hot......

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