TANDOORI CHICKEN
Serves 4.
Preparation and cooking time: 6 hrs.
This is a mild chicken starter. It can be served cold or hot and is very useful for picnics. You will require a liquidizer or blender for this recipe.
Ingredients
- 900 g (2 lb) chicken pieces
- 90 ml (3 fl oz) plain yogurt
- 5–6 drops of red food coloring
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 3 tsp tomato puree
- 2 tsp tandoori masala
- 55 g (2 oz) fresh garlic, peeled
- 55 g (2 oz) fresh ginger, peeled
- 5 green chilies
- 60 ml (2 fl oz) cooking oil
Method
1. Remove the skin from the chicken pieces. Place these pieces in a large pan.
2. Mix the yogurt, food coloring, salt, turmeric powder, tomato puree, tandoori masala, garlic, ginger, and green chilies into a liquidizer and blend into a liquid. Pour this liquid over the chicken pieces.
3. Leave the mixture to marinate for 4 to 6 hours.
4. Place a wire rack in a baking tray. (The wire stand in the grill tray is very useful for this.) Remove the chicken pieces from the mixture and arrange them on the wire rack. Spread the cooking oil evenly on the chicken.
5. Cook at mark 5 (375°F or 190°C) in the middle shelf of a preheated oven, for about 30 minutes. Remove all the excess liquid and carry on cooking for another 20 minutes. Remove any further excess liquid, turn the chicken pieces, and cook for a further 30 minutes. All the excess liquid should be thrown away.
6. Place chicken in serving dish.
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