Tandoori Chicken Recipe

Tandoori Chicken

By shriya on Jul 9, 2008 in Chicken dishes, Featured, Meat & Seafood Entrées

Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori Chicken is another staple item in any Indian restaurant menu and is one of the best liked items as well. Tandoori Chicken is a chicken dish that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. Chicken is marinated in yogurt and seasoned with tandoori masala. It has a lot of history behind it going back to the Mughal age.
From Wikipedia,

Tandoor cooked chicken actually dates back to the Mughal peroid. A man named Kundan Lal Gujral ran a restaurant called Moti Mahal in Peshawar before the partition of India. Trying out new recipes to keep his patrons interested, Gujral tried cooking chicken in tandoors (clay ovens) used by locals until then to cook naans (bread). The tandoors are bell-shaped ovens, set into the earth and fired with wood or charcoal reaching temperatures of about 900 degrees. Gujral was able to cook the tender chickens in these ovens making them succulent inside and crispy outside. After the partition in 1947, Punjab was partitioned with the Eastern portion joining India and the Western, Pakistan. Peshawar became part of Pakistan and Gujral found himself one among many refugees fleeing the rioting and upheaval by moving to India. He moved his restaurant to Delhi in a place called Daryagunj. The fame of Tandoori Chicken led to many derivatives like Chicken Tikka Masala and Butter Chicken, commonly found in menus in Indian restaurants all over the world.

Ingredients:

Chicken drumsticks : 5
Yoghurt : 4tbsp
Red chili Powder : 3tbsp
salt : 2tsp
Cumin powder:1/4tsp
Pepper Powder : 1/2 tsp
Ginger and garlic Paste: 1 1/2tbsp
Garam Masala powder : 1/2tbsp
turmeric Powder : 1tsp
Red color powder : as required
Lemon juice: 2 tbsp
White Vinegar : 1tbsp

Method Of Preparation:

Wash and clean the chicken and make a slit on the sides of chicken flesh so that the marinade is allowed to penetrate.
Now mix 2 tbsp of red chili powder with salt and 1 tbsp of lemon juice and rub it into the slit parts of chicken .
Now the main marinade part is mix all the ingredients one by one .
Take a large bowl with 4 tbsp of yogurt and add the remaining red chili powder, pepper powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder, turmeric powder, vinegar , red color, lime juice and mix it all together .
Now add the chicken pieces in to that and make sure to apply the mixtures in between the slits and add a little oil on top it .
Marinade it for over night or 4 hrs.
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit . Cook for 20 to 25 minutes till the chicken is tender by turning it over.
After that remove it from oven
Heat oil in a kadai/pan add the chicken pieces one by one and just shallow fry it for 3 to 4 minutes
So that the tandoori will be little crispier and it tastes really good.

Tandoori Chicken 2

Serve it hot with lemon wedges and some onions

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18 Responses to “Tandoori Chicken”

Aartee July 9th, 2008, 9:50 am

Wish i could be there to eat it right away, your tandoor makes me hungry!
Cham July 9th, 2008, 12:18 pm

Looks very tempting ur tandoori chicken
meeso July 9th, 2008, 5:20 pm

I love this, Looks so tasty!!!
Lavi July 10th, 2008, 3:47 am

Shriya..Tandoori Chicken looks so perfect!!!
Aartee July 10th, 2008, 2:09 pm

hey shriya, is there any way we can try to make the same thing with fish?
Shriya July 10th, 2008, 9:50 pm

Hi aartee,
Yeah You can use the same ingredients except the yoghurt, red color and vinegar. Recently my Mother-In-Law made fish fry she added tamarind juice instead of lemon juice which tastes really good.
sireesha July 11th, 2008, 2:05 pm

Looks great and perfect……
notyet100 July 12th, 2008, 9:14 am

looks yummy,,thnks for sharin the info
Pravs July 12th, 2008, 10:17 pm

love the tandoori chicken picture. Lovely site you have here. Thanks for visiting mine, shriya.
maheswari July 13th, 2008, 1:12 pm

Oh..i loved it.Perfect picture.I just do the opposite for tandoori, first shallow fry and then cook it in the oven.Shall try your version.
Cynthia July 13th, 2008, 8:48 pm

I have some tandoor masala, will definitely give this a try.
Kalai July 14th, 2008, 6:57 pm

Love that red color! Recipe sounds simple and delicious!!
shriya July 15th, 2008, 9:56 am

Thanks to all for taking your time and leaving comment here.
Mona July 16th, 2008, 12:33 pm

That looks so good! I would love to gobble it down!
aditi July 22nd, 2008, 1:13 am

Wow!!!! I dont like non veg much but i am yearning for your tandoori!!! They look awesome….lovely colour!!!
Homecooked July 23rd, 2008, 5:43 am

Hey…u r right. Your recipe looks really great. Will try your version next time
jessica July 23rd, 2008, 7:28 am

omg i love your site..was plannin to make chicken tandoori but my fridge is sorta empty… im starvin
Ai Lien November 6th, 2008, 3:27 pm

Wow…Awesome recipe !!! Thanks for sharing…