Monday, October 8, 2007

Tandoori Chicken

Ingredients:1 kg chicken,1/2 cup curds,12 cloves of garlic,2 tsp coriander seeds,1/4 tsp ginger,1 tsp black cumin seed,2 tsp lemon juice,2 tsp vinegar,8 chillies,2 tsp cooking oil, 1 tsp red color, ghee for basting, salt to taste

(1)Grind coriander seeds, chillies, and black cumin seeds till finely powdered.

(2)Add garlic, ginger, curd, salt, cooking oil and vinegar and run mixer. Add coloring.

(3)Clean and dry chicken. Make slits over breast and legs

(4)Apply lemon juice and salt all over. Marinate for half an hour.

(5)Apply ground paste over chicken and marinate further for about two hours.

(6)Roast either on hot electric grill for 30 – 40 minutes or an open charcoal grill for 15 – 20 minutes. Keep applying ghee while roasting.

(7)When chicken is cooked, remove from grill. Serve along with finely sliced onion rings and a twist of lemon.

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