Tandoor Chicken Recipe

By Super

Tandoor Chicken Recipe:

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1 whole
Green Chillies - 20 gms
Ginger - 10 gms
Garlic - 10 gms
Papaya (green) - 5 gms
Juice of 1/2 lime
Salt - to taste

Batter:

Curds - 390 ml
Red Chilli Powder - 5 gms
Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 10 gms
Salad Oil - 15 ml
Orange Colour (Erythrocyn) - 5-7 drops

Method:

  • Prepare the chicken (pluck, singe and skin).
  • Cut slits lengthwise over the breast portion and breathwise over the leg portion carefully.
  • Apply salt and sprinkle lime juice all over and keep aside.
  • Grind green chillies, ginger and garlic to a paste.
  • Beat curds thoroughly. Add ground spices.
  • Grind papaya and add. Beat well again.
  • Add the chilli powder and beat well.
  • Add salad oil and colour and strain through fine sieve.
  • Rub the batter all over the body of the chicken and well inside the slits.
  • Let it soak in the batter for at least 12 hours.
  • Thread chicken on to a thin iron rod and place it well inside the tandoor.
  • Remove when well done.
  • Serve hot with onion rings and pieces of lime.