DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Tandoori Chicken
Kumar Mahadevan’s Indian tandoori chicken coats a butterflied skinless bird first in a turmeric, chilli, ginger, garlic and malt-vinegar rub, then in yoghurt, mustard oil and a six-spice garam masala. Melted butter or ghee finishes the pieces.
About Tandoori Chicken
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Kumar Mahadevan’s tandoori chicken uses a butterflied, skinless bird and two successive spice coatings. The SBS recipe is identified as Indian and finishes the cooked pieces with melted butter or ghee.
The breasts are scored before turmeric, Kashmiri chilli powder, grated ginger, crushed garlic, malt vinegar and salt are rubbed over the chicken for the first marinade.
The garam masala is made from nutmeg, mace, cardamom, cloves, star anise and cumin. It is mixed with Greek-style yoghurt, mustard oil and another pinch of salt for the second coating.
The chicken is threaded crossways onto two long skewers and cooked using a tandoor, barbecue or charcoal grill. The recipe also provides an oven-grilling alternative.
After a short rest, the chicken is cut into pieces and brushed with the chosen butter or ghee. Mint and yoghurt sauce is served separately as part of the shared meal.
Ingredients in Tandoori Chicken
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- Chickenprotein
- Yogurtsauce
- Garlicseasoning
- Tandoori Spice Blendseasoning
- Saltseasoning
- Vegetable Oilother
- Lemonother
- Dried Red Chili Pepperseasoning
- Cuminseasoning
- Corianderseasoning
- Gingerother
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Origins & food traditions
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- India
- Cooking traditions
- Indian
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