This is a fairly easy recipe to make tandoori chicken. Tandoori chicken is usually made in a clay oven called the tandoor, but this can be made at home in the oven or on a grill.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 kg. chicken pieces (cut into braai/barbecue) pieces
- 1 tblsp. chilli powder
- 1/2 inch ginger
- 5-6 cloves of garlic
- 1/4 cup curds (plain yogurt)
- Juice of one lime
- 2 drops of red food colour or tandoori colour available from indian shops
- salt to taste
Method:
- Grind the chilli powder, ginger and garlic to a fine paste.
- Mix it with curd/yogurt, lime juice, red colour and salt.
- Marinate the chicken pieces in this mixture for 4-5 hours.
- Take out the pieces and roast directly over the grill until the pieces are soft and dry.
- Serve it with tomato and onion salad.
