Description
Make flavorful, juicy Tandoori Chicken in your home oven using a simple yogurt and spice marinade. This recipe uses the broiler to achieve a charred exterior similar to a traditional tandoor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs chicken pieces (bone-in thighs or breasts, scored deeply)
- 1 cup plain full-fat yogurt
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons Kashmiri red chili powder (or paprika for less heat)
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring (optional, for color)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix the yogurt, lemon juice, ginger-garlic paste, salt, chili powder, turmeric, cumin, coriander, garam masala, pepper, and optional food coloring. Mix until the marinade is smooth.
- Add the scored chicken pieces to the marinade. Rub the marinade thoroughly into the cuts.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight for best flavor.
- Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit (232 degrees Celsius). Line a baking sheet with foil and place an oven rack on top of the foil.
- Remove the chicken from the marinade, shaking off excess. Place the chicken pieces skin-side up on the rack. Brush lightly with vegetable oil.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Switch the oven setting to broil (high). Move the baking sheet to the top rack, about 6 inches from the heating element. Broil for 3 to 5 minutes, watching closely, until the edges char slightly and the chicken is cooked through (internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit or 74 degrees Celsius).
- Remove from the oven and let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
- For extra smoky flavor, place a small piece of burning charcoal in a small metal bowl inside the oven during the last 10 minutes of baking, and pour 1 teaspoon of ghee or oil over it immediately before closing the oven door.
- Use bone-in chicken for the juiciest results.
- If you do not have an oven rack, place the chicken on a wire cooling rack set over a baking sheet.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking and Broiling
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3
- Sodium: 650
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 13
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 5
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 40
- Cholesterol: 120