
Tandoori Chicken
Yogurt-marinated whole chicken roasted in clay tandoor till charred. Born in Peshawar, perfected in Punjab.
Time 270 min · Serves 4 · 184 kcal · Central Punjab, Multiple States
Ingredients
Garnish
- Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)
Main
- Turmeric Powder — 1.5 g (ground)
- Garlic — 7 g (chopped)
- Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 4 g (ground)
- garam masala powder — 3 g (ground)
- salt (optional) (whole)
- Lemon — 40 g (chopped)
- Ginger — 8 g (chopped)
- chicken — 250 g (chopped)
- Curd — 100 g (whole)
Tempering
Method
- Wash the chicken and make deep slashes on the pieces so the marinade can penetrate.
- Whisk curd with ginger-garlic, red chilli powder, garam masala, turmeric, lemon juice, oil and salt.
- Coat the chicken well in the marinade and refrigerate for 4-6 hours, or overnight for best flavour.
- Preheat the oven to 220 degrees C. Place chicken on a wire rack over a baking tray.
- Roast for 25-30 minutes, basting once with the leftover marinade, until charred at the edges and cooked through.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with lemon wedges and onion rings.
Common questions
- Tandoori Chicken ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- पंजाबी तंदूरी चिकन ko English mein Tandoori Chicken likhte hain.
- Ek plate Tandoori Chicken mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 184 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 270 min lagta hai — 240 min taiyari, 30 min pakana.
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