Ingredients (240 ml cup used)
4 Chicken drumsticks or ¼ kg cubed boneless chicken breasts or fillets
1 tsp. Oil or butter for First marination
⅛ tsp. turmeric powder / haldi
¼ tsp. Kashmiri red chili powder / paprika
1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
Salt as needed
Second marination
⅓ cup thick fresh yogurt or curd or dahi (use low fat yogurt to make it low fat)
2 tbsp. Oil (any neutral oil)
1 tsp. kasuri methi / dried fenugreek leaves
1 tsp. coriander powder / daniya powder
½ tsp. Kashmiri chili powder / paprika
¼ tsp. pepper powder
½ tsp. ginger garlic paste
1 tsp. garam masala powder
¼ tsp. Amchur powder / dried mango powder (optional)
How to make Indian restaurant style tandoori chicken recipe in oven
1. Wash drumsticks or fillets thoroughly under running water. Drain off the water completely. If making on stove top, do choose flat cuts of chicken like breasts or fillets. You can wipe them off with disposable kitchen tissues to remove extra moisture.
2. Make 2 to 3 deep incisions into the meat to get marinated well from inside.
3. Add ground turmeric, red chili powder or paprika , salt and lemon juice and rub the drumsticks for about 3 to 4 minutes. It works great to tenderize the meat. Set this aside for at least 15 to 20 minutes.
4. Meanwhile you can prepare the other ingredients for second marination. We need hung curd or greek yogurt. If you have regular yogurt at home, you can also make hung yogurt from this post. For the marination, add to a bowl – 1/3 cup thick yogurt, 2 tbsp. Oil (any neutral oil) and the following ingredients. If using a store bought tandoori masala powder skip the following ingredients and use as mentioned on the pack.
1 tsp. kasuri methi / dried fenu greek leaves
1 tsp. coriander powder / daniya powder
½ tsp. Kashmiri chili powder or paprika
¼ tsp. pepper powder / ground pepper
1 ½ tsp. ginger garlic paste
1 tsp. garam masala powder (you can make from this masala powder post)
¼ tsp. Amchur powder / dried mango powder (optional)
5. Mix all the ingredients and marinate the drumsticks. Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 to 8 hours. This yields tender and juicy drumsticks with great flavors.
6. Preheat the oven at 240 C for at least 15 minutes. If grilling on stove, heat a pan with little oil.
7. Prepare basting oil, add 1 tsp oil to a bowl and stir in little red chili powder or paprika or tandoori masala. Mix and set aside. You can skip using red chili powder if you are using food color or ready made tandoori masala.
8. If making on stove top: It is best to use flat cuts of chicken like breasts or fillets if making on stove top. Since they get cooked through well when cooked on the pan. Add little oil to the hot pan. Place the chicken on the pan after wiping off the excess marinade. On a high heat fry them, flipping often until the marinade dries up. Reduce the flame and cook on both the sides until done.
For oven method: Prepare the baking tray with foil and grease it.
9. Pick up the drumstick and hold it for a while for it to drip off the extra marination in the bowl. Place it on the tray. Place all the drumsticks.
10. Now with a basting brush apply, the red chili oil over the drumsticks and place the tray in the oven and bake.
11. Mix the chili oil with one tsp of the left over marinade.
12. After 15 minutes, bring the tray out of the oven and baste it with the chili oil and put it back to the oven and bake for another 5 minutes. This prevents the chicken from drying up.
13. Bring it out again and flip the drumstick to the other side and lightly baste with the oil again. Or you can drizzle butter if you wish without using the chili oil.
14. Bake it for about 10 minutes again. These timings work well for me, but keep an eye always to prevent overcooking.
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