Chicken Tandoori

Presenting you one of my best recipe based on my Instagram's votes which haven't let me down when I cook this for my Friends and relatives; Chicken Tandoori.

Ingredients:

Chicken   - 1 kg (Breast and leg pieces)

Oil

Salt

Lemon juice - 1tbsp

Yoghurt (Dahi) - 2tbsp

Vinegar - 1tbsp

Ginger Garlic Paste - 2tbsp

Chicken Tandoori Masala - 1Pkt

Coal -1pc

Method:

1. For Marination:

Wash the Chicken pieces thoroughly and keep them aside in a sieve (Chalni) in order to drain the water out of the chicken. Take a container and Add Ginger Garlic paste (2tbsp), Oil (2tbsp), Lemon juice (1tbsp), Vinegar (1tbsp), Yoghurt (2tbsp), Chicken Tandoori Masala (1pkt) and salt according to your preference; mix them all together to make a fine paste. Now add chicken pieces into it and mix it well and make sure to apply on each piece of chicken thoroughly. 

Now heat the coal on stove for around 5-7 minutes on each side and place it on a aluminium foil in the middle of the container with chicken; now pour 1tsp of oil on coal and close the lid for around 10 minutes till the chicken absorbs the smoke.

      2. For Frying:   

Heat the pan (Grilled pan) and pour oil around 2-3 tbsp. let the oil heat up on high flame. Now add chicken pieces into it and let it cook on a medium flame for 10 minutes on each side. Do not turn the chicken until one side of the chicken is cooked. After the chicken is cooked repeat the process of coal;

Now heat the coal on stove for around 5-7 minutes on each side and place it on a aluminium foil in the middle of the container with chicken; now pour 1tsp of oil on coal and close the lid for around 10 minutes till the chicken absorbs the smoke.

Serve the cooked Chicken Tandoori with onions and lemon for a delightful presentation.

Note:

Chicken should have a slight burnt texture in order for it to look and taste like tandoori.
Use the same piece of coal for marination and after the chicken is cooked.
This recipe is only for 1 kg of Chicken and if you are using more than 1 kg then you have to increase the quantity of spices and other ingredients as well.
You can heat the coal before marinating the chicken as it will take almost 10 minutes to heat up and in that time you can marinate the chicken.

This recipe will not take more than 1 hr to prepare.

Do share your experience how it tasted. Your valuable comments are appreciated.

Chef Hussain.