Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori Chicken

Sabeen

A restaurant-style chicken recipe that can be prepared at home easily… Chicken leg quarters are marinated in a tenderizing mixture of yogurt, lemon juice, ginger, garlic and spices and then baked in the oven with perfection.

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Prep Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Total Time 2 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Course Main

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4

Calories 221 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 3-4 tbsp thick yogurt
• 2 tbsp canola oil
• 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp ginger paste
• 1/2 tsp garlic paste
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp garam masala powder
• 1/4 tsp chaat masala powder
• Pinch of ground turmeric
• Salt to taste
• Pinch of orange food color
• 2 chicken leg quarters
• 2 tbsp tablespoons butter melted

Instructions

 

• With a sharp knife, make slight cuts to each chicken leg quarter.
• 2.In a large bowl, add all ingredients except for chicken and butter and mix until well combined.
• Add the chicken leg quarters and coat with the yogurt mixture generously.
• Cover the bowl and refrigerate to marinate for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven at 350°F.
• Arrange a wire rack onto a foil-lined baking sheet.
• Remove the chicken from the bowl and discard any excess marinade.
• Arrange the chicken leg quarters onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for about 30 minutes.
• Remove the baking sheet from the oven and coat with butter.
• Flip the chicken leg quarters and again coat with the butter.
• Bake for about 30 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and set aside for about 5 minutes before serving.
• Serve alongside your dipping sauce and fresh salad.

Nutrition

Sodium: 56mgCalcium: 7mgVitamin C: 1mgVitamin A: 56IUSugar: 1gFiber: 1gPotassium: 151mgCholesterol: 71mgCalories: 221kcalTrans Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 4gFat: 19gProtein: 12gCarbohydrates: 1gIron: 1mg

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