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Smoked Tandoori Chicken Recipe - Classic North Indian Chicken Recipe
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Smoked Tandoori Chicken Recipe - Classic North Indian Chicken Recipe

A high protein North Indian Recipes recipe with chicken thighs, tablespoons mustard oil, tablespoons ghee. Ready in 4h 30m, serves 2.

Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳

Calories
725kcal
Estimated Cost
375-525
Carbs87g
Protein29g
Fats29g
Servings Scaler
2

Instructions

17 steps
  1. 1

    To begin making the Smoked Tandoori Chicken Recipe, clean, wash and make 1 inch slits on Chicken thighs on both sides and keep aside

    chicken thighs(2)
  2. 2

    Mix all the ingredients mentioned in 'marination' in a large bowl to make a smooth paste

    ginger - paste(1 tablespoon)garlic - paste(1 tablespoon)
  3. 3

    Add chicken thighs in it and rub the marinade well all over the pieces

    chicken thighs(2)
  4. 4

    Cling wrap the bowl and refrigerate it for minimum 3-4 hours

  5. 5

    (Overnight marination gives much more amazing results)Grill Pan MethodHeat some mustard oil in a grilling pan and place the marinated chicken thighs and allow then to cook till they get well cooked

    chicken thighs(2)tablespoons mustard oil(4)tablespoons mustard oil(2)
  6. 6

    Carefully flip the tandoori chicken and cook from another side as well

    chicken thighs(2)
  7. 7

    Brush some ghee or mustard oil in top while the chicken is grilling

    chicken thighs(2)tablespoons mustard oil(4)tablespoons ghee(2)tablespoons mustard oil(2)
  8. 8

    Ones the tandoori chicken is soft, juicy, charred and nicely cooked, transfer it in a broad, wide base bowl

    chicken thighs(2)
  9. 9

    Oven MethodPreheat the oven to 210 C for about 10 minutes

  10. 10

    Once the oven is heated, place the marinated chicken in the oven in the middle rack

    chicken thighs(2)
  11. 11

    Bake the Tandoori Chicken for half the time on one side, drizzle more ghee or oil in between and then turn it over and slather some of the masala from the pan and even it out

    chicken thighs(2)tablespoons ghee(2)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)chaat masala powder(1 teaspoon)
  12. 12

    Bake until the masala and top of the tandoori chicken looks cooked and absolutely well done

    chicken thighs(2)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)chaat masala powder(1 teaspoon)
  13. 13

    For the Smoking the Tandoori Chicken Place the Tandoori chicken on the sides of the bowl and a small steel bowl covered with aluminium foil in the centre

    chicken thighs(2)charcoal - small(3 pieces)
  14. 14

    Take a piece of charcoal and hold it on fire with the help of a tong

    charcoal - small(3 pieces)
  15. 15

    As soon as the charcoal starts burning and is red hot place it in the small bowl

    charcoal - small(3 pieces)
  16. 16

    Take 1 tbsp of ghee over the charcoal and close the lid such that all the smoke remain inside the bowl of tandoori chickenKeep the lid closed and open only when you are ready to serve the Tandoori Chicken

    chicken thighs(2)tablespoons ghee(2)charcoal - small(3 pieces)
  17. 17

    Serve Stove Top Grilled And Smoked Tandoori Chicken as a starter at your house parties with Dhaniya Pudina Chutney and some Pickled Onions

    chicken thighs(2)

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