Easy Oven Baked Tandoori Chicken

March 15th, 2020 04:15:15 AMRecipesAdmin

IngredientsTANDOORI MARINADE:

• 1 1/2 cups plain yoghurt (full fat best)
• 2 tbsp oil (any)
• 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tsp ginger grated
• 5 garlic cloves minced
• 3 tsp garam masala spice mix (Note 1)
• 1.5 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder (Note 2 subs)
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp cumin
• 2 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder adjust to taste (pure not US chili Note 3)
• 1 tsp salt

CHICKEN:

• 1.2kg / 2.4lb drumsticks bone-in skin on chicken thighs or Marylands (whole chicken legs) (Note 4)
• Oil spray

MINT YOGHURT (OPTIONAL)

• 1 cup plain yoghurt
• 1/2 cup mint leaves packed
• Salt and pepper
• Olive oil

Instructions

1. Mix Marinade ingredients in a large bowl. Add chicken cover and marinate 12 to 24 hours (Note 5)
2. Preheat oven to 180C/350F. Line a tray with foil and place a rack on the tray.
3. Remove chicken from the Marinade shaking off excess (reserve Marinade) and place on the rack. Bake for 20 minutes then slather Marinade generously on both sides.
4. Bake for a further 10 minutes brush/dab top with Marinade.
5. Bake further 10 minutes do a final baste with Marinade then spray with oil.
6. Increase heat to 220C/450F. Bake for a further 10 to 15 minutes until you get some nice charred spots. Serve with Minted Yogurt and Saffron Rice (below)!

MINTED YOGHURT:

1. Combine ingredients in a food processor and blitz until mint is very finely chopped.

BBQ OPTION:

1. Preheat BBQ with closed lid to medium brush grills lightly with oil. Place bone-in skin-on chicken skin side down on grills cook 5 min until surface is just caramelised – no more.
2. Baste then flip. Baste then close lid. Cook for 20 minutes or until internal temperature is 175F/80C (bone in thighs and drumsticks) basting once or twice more.

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