Chicken tandoori

Tandoori chicken is the famous North Indian recipe. It’s an oil free food served with pudhina chutney as side dish.

Prepare tandoori chicken, tandoori chicken masala in 30 minutes

Ingredients

• Chicken 1 No.
• Lemon juice 3 tsp.
• Red chili powder 2 tsp.
• Curd (Yogurt) As per taste
• Garlic paste 1 tsp.
• Ginger paste 1 tsp.
• Garam masala powder 1 tsp.
• Mustard oil 1 tsp.
• Oil For basting
• Salt As per taste

Chicken Tandoori Preparation Method

1. Skin the chicken and make diagonal incisions all over. 

2. Mix 1 tablespoon red chili powder, salt and 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Apply this to the chicken and leave it for half an hour. 

3. Hang Curd/Yogurt in the muslin cloth for some time.  Take Yogurt in a bowl, add red chili powder, salt, lemon juice, Ginger Paste, Garlic Paste, Garam Masala Powder and mustard oil. Mix well. 

4. Apply this marinade to the chicken. Put the chicken onto the skewer and roast in the tandoor oven. 

5. When chicken is almost done, baste it with oil, and roast again till done. 

6 Serve hot with onion slices and lemon wedges.