Marinated tandoori chicken

I have made chicken in overn so many times but never put it on paper with measurments. Recently one of my friend asked for the recipe. It took me some time to visualize the ingredients and write the measurements. There are two recipes. The first one is elaborate but with nice flavour. The second one turns out good too. I haven't tested this recipe in the kitchen yet with exactly the measurements given. But I will give it a try and maybe tweak it here.

First recipe:

Ø 3-pound chicken – its usually 12-14 pieces (drumsticks and thighs with bones)

Ø 1/2 cup plain yogurt

Ø Juice of 1 fresh lemon juice

Ø 1 tablespoon minced garlic (usually 5 cloves of garlic, or use 2 teaspoons of garlic paste)

Ø 1 tablespoon crushed ginger root (or use 1 teaspoon of ginger paste)

Ø 1 tablespoon ground cumin (zeera roasted and then ground)

Ø 2 teaspoon ground coriander

Ø 1 teaspoon of kashmiri red chili powder (you can substitute with 1 heaped teaspoon of tandoori masala powder)

Ø 2 teaspoon red chili powder (leveled teaspoons not heaped)

Ø 2 teaspoons red chili flakes

Ø 1 teaspoon turmeric powder

Ø 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste

Ø 4 tablespoons vegetable oil

Ø Fresh coriander chopped – about ½ cup (optional)

Marinate the chicken thighs and drumsticks for a few hours or overnight. I usually marinate in a bowl or a large ziplock bag and keep in fridge.

Cooking:

Line an oven tray with foil and place the marinated chicken pieces on it. Put the oven on Broil and keep the tray on second shelf. Cook for about 15-20 mins on one side (please keep checking, you may have to move the tray down one shelf if chicken is burning and over is too hot). Now turn the chicken and cook another 7-10 mins. This is an approximate time.

There is another quick recipe that I have tried some time back. It uses store brought tandoori masala (kissan or some other brand).

Ø Chicken: thighs and Drum sticks (about 8-9 pieces)

Ø 1/4 cup yoghurt

Ø 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste (or use fresh)

Ø 2 tablespoon tandoori chicken masala

Ø Fresh coriander chopped

Ø 1 heaped teaspoon salt

Ø 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Ø ¼ teaspoon red chilly powder

Cooking directions: same as above.