Tandoori Chicken Recipe (Smoky, Restaurant Style, Step by Step)
Best Ever Juicy Tandoori chicken, chicken marinade in flavourful spices, cooked in oven till char cooked, smoky and turns juicy. Tandoori chicken is also known as tandoori murg or chicken tandoori, very popular dish all over the world. This loved Tandoori chicken is a Indian restaurant classic dish.
Equipment
Oven or OTG
Ingredients
- 1 kg Bone in Chicken Drumstick and Chicken Thighs
- 3 tablespoon Ghee for Brushing on top
- 2 teaspoon Chaat Masala for Sprinkling on top
For First Marination
- 2 teaspoon Chilli powder
- 2 teaspoon Salt to taste
- 3 tablespoon Lemon Juice
For Second Marination
- 1 cup Plain Yogurt
- 2 tablespoon Kashmiri Chilli powder
- 1 tablespoon Coriander Powder
- 2 teaspoon Cumin Powder
- 2 teaspoon Amchoor Powder
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
- 2 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- ½ teaspoon Natural Red Food Colouring optional
- 2 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 tablespoon Kasuri Methi Leaves
Instructions
- Take chicken in a bowl, make deep slits on them. Add all first marination ingredients like salt, chilli powder and lemon juice to them and mix well. Leave this aside for 30 mins.
- Now take second marination ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Pour this over the marinated chicken and mix well. Leave this to marinate for 6 hours or over night.
- Next day, remove the chicken from fridge before 1 hour and let it come to room temp. Preheat oven to 250 Degree C.
- Now place the chicken on a foil lined baking tray and pop it in oven for 10 mins, remove it and flip over, apply leftover marination over it if you have any and bake it for 10 more mins.
- Remove the tray from oven, apply ghee all over it. Place the chicken back into the oven for another 8 to 10 minutes. Remove it and flip over and apply ghee all over it and bake it for 10 more mins. Check whether the chicken is cooked, or bake for another 5 more minutes.
- Remove it from oven, give a final glaze with ghee and sprinkle some chat masala over it. Serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Tandoori Chicken Recipe (Smoky, Restaurant Style, Step by Step)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
451
% Daily Value*
Fat
30
g
46
%
Saturated Fat
13
g
81
%
Trans Fat
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
10
g
Cholesterol
191
mg
64
%
Sodium
1454
mg
63
%
Potassium
631
mg
18
%
Carbohydrates
11
g
4
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
4
g
4
%
Protein
33
g
66
%
Vitamin A
1636
IU
33
%
Vitamin C
5
mg
6
%
Calcium
130
mg
13
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.