Tandoori Chicken

Ingredients for Tandoori Chicken -

1. 3pcs Chicken leg pieces

2. Coriander leaves, chopped- 1 cup

3. Curd - 1 cup

4. Turmeric powder 1 tsp

5. Cumin Powder 2 tsp

6. Coriander powder 2tsp

7. Readymade chicken masala 1 tbsp

8. Readymade Tandoori Chicken Masala 2tbsp

9. Kashmiri lal mirch powder 1 tbsp

10. Kasuri Methi – 2 tbsp

11. Lemon 2 pcs

12. Red chilli powder 1tsp

13. Garam Masala 1tbsp

14. Salt to taste

15. 5 tbsp Mustard oil

16. Chat Masala

17. Butter

18. Ginger Garlic Paste

19. Tamarind

20. Amchur powder

Preparation:

STEP #1: Chicken Marination

Clean & wash the chicken pieces. Drain the water or pat dry. Make deep cut in the pieces. Use a fork to make deep insertion in them. In a bowl mix the following ingredients with the chicken and refrigerate it for minimum 12 hours.

1. Chicken, large pieces with bones

2. Salt

3. Kashmiri lal mirch powder 1 tbsp

4. Readymade Tandoori Chicken Masala 2tbsp

5. Lemon Juice (1pc) / Tamarind water

6. Ginger Garlic Paste

STEP #2: Chicken Marination

After 12 hours of the first Marination, add the following in the bowl, mix them well and keep it for another 12 hours or more

1. Coriander leaves, chopped

2. Curd - 1 cup (hung card)

3. Turmeric powder 1 tsp

4. Cumin Powder 2 tsp

5. Coriander powder 2tsp

6. Readymade chicken masala 1 tbsp

7. Kasuri Methi – 2 tbsp

8. Garam Masala 1tbsp

9. Red chilli powder 1tsp (optional, or to taste)

10. Salt to taste

11. 2Tbsp Mustard oil

12. Amchur powder

STEP #3: Cook the chicken

· Take the chicken out of the refrigerator an hour before cooking

· Oil the crusty plate, use mustard oil. Put the leg pcs in the crusty plate

· Use Indian recipe 6-25 (Pre selected menu from Samsung Microwave Manual, MC28M6036C) it will be set for 40 mins (High rack)

· On the first beep (30 Mins), turn the chickens over, apply some mustard oil

· Once its done, apply some butter and grill for 3 mins

· Turn the chicken apply some butter and grill for 3 mins

· Serve hot with chat masala, lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves.

** Crusty plate will be extremely hot, use gloves.

Enjoy :D