Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, tandoori chicken. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Remove skin from chicken pieces, and cut slits into them lengthwise. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and lemon juice. Tandoori chicken gets its name from the bell-shaped tandoor clay oven which is also used to make naan, or Indian flatbread. Skinless legs and thighs are marinated in a tenderizing mixture of yogurt, lemon juice, and spices and the meat is slashed to the bone in several places helping the marinade penetrate and the chicken cook more quickly.
Tandoori chicken is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Tandoori chicken is something that I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have tandoori chicken using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Tandoori chicken:
- Prepare juice 2 lemons
- Take 4 tsp paprika
- Get 2 red onions, finely chopped
- Make ready 12 skinless chicken thighs
- Make ready vegetable oil, for brushing
- Get For the marinade
- Take 300 ml Greek yogurt
- Prepare large piece ginger, grated
- Prepare 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- Prepare 3/4 tsp garam masala
- Prepare 3/4 tsp ground cumin
- Get 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- Prepare 1/4 tsp turmeric
A tandoor is known as a clay oven. Not everyone has a clay oven. Here are all the the secrets on how to make Tandoori chicken that are juicy, tender and bursting with flavors just like Indian restaurants! Use Greek yogurt and garam masala in the marinade.
Steps to make Tandoori chicken:
- Mix the lemon juice with the paprika and red onions in a large shallow dish. Slash each chicken thigh three times, then turn them in the juice and set aside for 10 mins.
- Mix all of the marinade ingredients together and pour over the chicken. Give everything a good mix, then cover and chill for at least 1 hr. This can be done up to a day in advance.
- Heat the grill. Lift the chicken pieces onto a rack over a baking tray. Brush over a little oil and grill for 8 mins on each side or until lightly charred and completely cooked through.
Here are all the the secrets on how to make Tandoori chicken that are juicy, tender and bursting with flavors just like Indian restaurants! Use Greek yogurt and garam masala in the marinade. The yogurt makes the chicken tender and moist while the Garam Masala gives the iconic aroma and flavors. Tandoori Chicken is an Indian dish that's traditionally marinated in yogurt and spices then roasted in a hot tandoor oven (a cylindrical shaped clay oven). It usually has a vibrant color because most often you'll find it colored with turmeric, chili powders or even food coloring.
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