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Tandoori Chicken / How To Make Tandoori Chicken Without Oven

Akum Raj Jamir
Easy and quick recipe on how to make tandoori chicken without tandoor. This tandoori chicken recipe is oven baked unlike the traditional and authentic tandoori chicken which is done in a tandoor/clay pot. Tandoori chicken is an insanely delicious chicken appetizer which is truly loved by all ages. 
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, starter
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3

Equipment

  • OTG
  • Mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

Firs Marination:

  • 400-500 grams chicken
  • ½ teaspoon kashmiri red chilly powder
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • salt to taste

Second Marination:

  • 2 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tablespoon mustard oil
  • ¼ cup curd/yogurt thick
  • 2 tablespoon kashmiri red chilly powder
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper powder
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
  • ½ teaspoon amchur powder (dry mango powder)
  • ½ teaspoon kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves) crushed
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Take the chicken leg and make 2-3 slashes on both the sides. Pat dry the chicken in a kitchen towel. Marinate the chicken with the first marination ingredients for 30 minutes.
  • Add the second marination ingredients, mix well and rub the marinade coating the chicken nicely including the slashes. Marinate them overnight or atleast 3-4 hours.
  • Preheat oven @200° C for 10 minutes. Line the baking tray with foil paper.
  • Before putting the chicken into the oven make sure you take out the chicken from the refrigerator couple of hours ahead and keep outside in room temperature.
  • Mix the chicken well and layer the chicken in the baking tray in single layers.
  • Keep a small bowl of water along with the baking tray and bake them for 20 mins. Turn over every 5 mins for even cooking and rub the chicken with the left over marinade.
  • Increase the temperature to 250° C and bake for 10 more minutes. (5 minutes on each side)
  • Serve the tandoori chicken with chutney of your choice and fresh salad.

Notes

  1. Once the chicken is out of oven you can give a smoky touch using dhungar method. Remove the chicken in a bowl or plate. Heat a piece of charcoal, add it in a small bowl or direct into the baked tandoori chicken, add few drops of oil or ghee and cover the bowl for about 2 minutes. It will give a nice smoky flavor to the baked tandoori chicken.
  2. Marination is very important for a getting a succulent and tasty tandoori chicken so do not skip this step.
Keyword baked chicken, chicken appetizer, tandoor, tandoori