Whole Chicken Tandoori Roast
Chicken Tandoori is one of the famous Indian cuisines. It is the process of Chicken marinated in aromatic spices and then baked till it gets crisp.This is one of my favorite Indian cuisines which i love to make more often.
Preparation time : 15 minutes
Cooking time : 1 hour
Ingredients :
- Whole Chicken(without skin)
- Ginger powder/paste – 1/2 tbsp
- Garlic powder/paste – 1/2 tbsp
- Yogurt / curd – 1/2 cup
- Red Chili Powder – 2 tbsp
- Cumin powder – 1 tbsp
- Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
- Olive oil – 1 tbsp
- Red Food Color
- Corn flour for dusting – 1 tbsp
- Kitchen String
Procedure :
- Wash whole chicken inside out and then pat dry using a paper towel.
- Make holes all over the chicken using knife.
- Mix Red chili powder, lemon juice, Ginger powder/paste, Garlic powder/paste,Cumin Powder, Coriander powder,Yogurt/curd,Olive oil,Red food color, Salt into a smooth paste.
- Apply this paste all over the chicken, as well as inside the cavity.
- Tie the legs of the chicken with a kitchen string as shown in the picture above.
- Cover and keep this marinated chicken in refrigerator overnight.
- Take out the marinated chicken from the refrigerator at least 45 minutes before placing it in the oven.
- Dust corn flour using tea/coffee strainer all over chicken.
- Transfer the chicken in to a baking dish and brush some oil on the chicken.
- Bake in Pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for 40 minutes (20 minutes each side) and Broil for 20 minutes (10 minutes each side).
- Once cooked, cover with aluminium foil and let it rest for 10-15 minutes.
- Serve hot with a salad and lemon .
Note :
- You can make this with skin or skinless whole chicken,but i prefer skinless.
- Dusting corn flour makes your chicken crispy.
- Covering the cooked chicken with aluminium foil , makes your chicken juicy.
14 Comments
Amber
Mmm. I’m all about the spice, so I’d enjoy this. I am so making it.
Michelle
I get so tired of chicken. This looks so good and different
noonetocompare
This is a great spin on the roasted chicken. I never thought to use such rich and lively ingredients. This looks delicious!
eazynazy
Glad you liked it. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Beth Shankle Anderson
I love chicken and ginger is probably my favorite spice! This looks totally delicious! I would love to try this recipe for myself.
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Quirky Engineer
While I don’t eat chicken myself, I do make it for my friends sometimes. This is a nice little twist on a classic!
Blair Villanueva
wow your new foodie post makes me hungry! This is bad, I want to eat more! 🙂
eazynazy
Haha thanks for stopping by 🙂
Rose Mont
It wild be nice to learn to make a different chicken dish. The color is absolutely amazing. I can only imagine serving this with some other colors and the rainbow it will make on my plate.
eazynazy
Yes , I always have this with mixture of colorful salads . Do try and share your pictures 🙂
jadoreledecor
I have never thought about dusting corn powder over chicken to make it crispy. Great idea! These ingredients are also really easy to find. Thanks for sharing this.
eazynazy
Yes corn flour does wonders when it comes to crispness.
Jen Gainer
I love tandoori Chicken thank you for posting this recipe. I am looking forward to trying it very soon. Do you have other Indian recipes like a Masala Dosa or Samosa Chat? I would love to see more.
eazynazy
I don’t have those recipes here on website but I will post them in future hopefully 🙂