Tandoori Chicken

Ingredients

• • Chicken (cut into 4 or 8 pieces) - 800 grams

Ingredients For First Marination

• • Lemon juice - 3 teaspoons
• • Chilly powder - 1 teaspoon
• • Salt - as required

Ingredients For Second Marination

• • Curd - ½ cup
• • Malai/Cream - 2 tablespoons
• • Garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
• • Ginger paste - 1 tablespoon
• • Kala namaks/Rock salt - ½ teaspoon
• • Garam masala - 1 teaspoon
• • Orange red colours - few drops
• • Salt - as required

Method

• 1. Wash and pat dry the chicken pieces.
• 2. Make deep incisions - 2 on breast, 2 on thigh & drum stick.
• 3. Mix lemon juice, salt & chilly powder and rub over in the chicken pieces.
• 4. Keep aside for ½ hour.
• 5. In a bowl mix the second marinade.
• 6. Rub the chicken with this mixture.
• 7. Keep aside for 3-4 hours.
• 8. Heat the gas tandoor (flame should be minimum) or oven to 180°C.
• 9. Place the chicken on the grill or wire rack (in the oven place a tray underneath the chicken to collect the drippings).
• 10. Grill for 15 minutes.
• 11. Brush pieces with oil.
• 12. Turn the pieces and grill for another 10-15 minutes, till the chicken is dry & well cooked.
• 13. Be careful not to make the chicken pieces blackish and burnt looking.
• 14. Sprinkle dry tandoori masala. Serve hot.