CHICKEN TANDOORI

                                   TANDOORI CHICKEN 

A dry chicken recipe originated from MUGHAL'S kitchen is very famous in INDIAN subcontinent & other parts of the world as well . Made with roasting yougart marinated chicken in tandoor - a cylinderical oven but tandoor cannot available at home so to make it easy grill it in a pan .

You can get readymade tandoori masala in market but if it is not available make it at home by few spices & enjoy restaurant style tandoori chicken at home .

INGREDIENTS OF TANDOORI MASALA - 

2 ts - CUMIN SEEDS [ JEERA]

2 ts - CORIANDER SEEDS [ DHANIA ]

1 ts - FENNEL SEEDS [ SAUNF]

*Dry roast on low flame for 2-3 minutes & put aside .

3-4 - CINNAMON STICK {2'} [DAALCHINI]

14-15 - GREEN CARDAMOM [HARI ILAICHI]

3 - BLACK CARDAMOM [ BADI  ILAICHI

1 ts - CLOVES [ LAUNG ]

1 ts - WHOLE BLACK PEPPER [ KALI MIRCH ]

1 - STAR ANISE 

2 - FLORETS OF MACE [ JAWITRI]

*Dry roast on low flame for 5 minutes & add to it 2 pieces of DRIED GINGER [SAUNT] & roast for 1 minute .

*Grind both  the roasted spices in a grinder to make coarse powder .

*Add to it 1 tblspn of DRIED FENUGREEK [ kasori methi ] & grind again to obtain fine powder .

*Sift the tandoori masala powder through a sieve & store it in a glass jar for 1-2 months .

**Time to make marinate for chicken pieces mainly 2 leg pieces so the quantity is according to that you can change the quantity according to your needs .

2 tblspn - GREEK YOGURT 

1 tblspn - LEMON JUICE 

2 tblspn - TANDOORI MASALA POWDER [ prepared above ]

2 tblspn - KASHMIRI RED CHILI POWDER [ it will give that red color but if you don't have use a pinch of red food color]

1 tblspn - RED CHILI POWDER 

SALT - TO TASTE 

1 tblspn - OIL 

*Mix all these spices in YOGURT & apply this marinate to the chicken pieces very well so it absorbed trough cuts . Let it rest for 2-3 hours [ overnight marination is prefreble ]

*Let the chicken come at room temperature .

*Heat 2 tblspn  oil in a pan on medium flame , add to it the chicken pieces & cook on high flame for 1 minute . 

*Flip the chicken pieces & again cook for 1 minute .

*Now cover the pan & cook for 5 minutes on low flame.

*Now take a steel grill & put it on the gas stove & put chicken pieces on high flame for 10-15 seconds , brush the chicken pieces with oil to prevent it from sticking on the grill . 

➤Your homemade tandoori chicken is ready . If you want a smoky aroma take a piece of burnt charcoal in a bowl & place it in the middle of your marinated chicken 5 minutes before cooking & drizzle on charcoal 2-3 drops of ghee/oil , as soon as it releases smoke cover the lid so that the  smoke is absorbed by chicken .

SERVE IT HOT WITH SALAD & GREEN CHILI CHUTNEY .

                I M SURE YOU GONNA LOVE IT ❤❤❤❤❤❤