| Tandori Chicken |
| Recipe ID | 129 |
| CurryType | Chicken |
| Strength | Medium |
| Recipe Description |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Source | joyjit@rahul.net (Joyjit Nath) |
| Vegetarian | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Time to Prepare | 6 hours |
| TimeToCook | 23 mins |
| Number of Servings | 12 pieces |
| Ingredients | Ingredients: |
| 12 pieces of chicken (drum sticks or thighs) |
| 1/2 cup tandoori chicken powder (you get them in |
| Indian Grocery stores) |
| 1/2 cup plain yogurt |
| Salt as required |
| 2 lime |
| One whole white onion |
| One green and one red bell-pepper (optional) |
| Instructions | 1. Skin the chicken pieces and make 3-4 deep cuts on |
| each one of them. |
| 2. Mix yogurt, tandoori powder, mustard oil and salt as |
| required |
| 3. Mix the paste with chicken pieces and let it stand for |
| at least 6 hours. |
| 4. After marinatingd is done, arrange pieces in tray, |
| cover with foil bake at 350 F for 20 minutes. |
| 5. Reduce heat to 250 F, and then bake and broil |
| alternately in 30 min. cycles for 2 hrs. Occasionally, take |
| the tray, out, and rearrange the chicken pieces before |
| putting them back in. If there is too much water inside, |
| drain the water. If the chicken pieces look too dry, |
| sprinkle some water mixed with lime juice on them |
| 6. After baking is done, take the pieces out and brush |
| off the excess tandoori paste from them. Put the pieces |
| in an open tray in the oven for 2-3 minutes( just to get |
| them look crisp and dry.) |
| 7. You can add a garnishing of stir-fried onions and |
| bell-peppers and lime juice on the chicken before |
| serving. It should be served hot. |
| Notes |
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