Leg Piece Chicken Tandoori Recipe

Appetizing Chicken Tandoori Recipe, a traditional dish from the nawabi cuisine. A dish that can’t be denied by anyone especially youngsters.

Simple yet easy to make this traditional dish. A perfect blend of spices mixed with yogurt gives you the ultimate taste of nawabi cuisine.

We make this recipe often at home. So often that in a month it is made at least twice. When it comes to the sudden guest, this is what we prefer the most.

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Ingredients of Chicken Tandoori

• Chicken - 500 gm (Chest Pieces or Leg Pieces)
• Yogurt - 250 gm
• Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
• Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Tandoori Masala - 1 tbsp
• Edible Red Color (optional) - 1/4 tsp
• Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp
• Salt - To Taste

Steps for Chicken Tandoori

• Wash chicken leg piece properly & drain the water. Make small cuts on the leg piece for proper marination. Take a bowl & put chicken leg pieces. Coat the leg piece using salt, ginger-garlic paste, tandoori masala, red chilli powder, turmeric powder & yoghurt. Marinate & leave it for 30 minutes.
• Heat a grill pan. Apply butter on it. Place the chicken leg piece on the grill pan. Apply butter on the leg piece. Grill the leg pieces on both sides.
• Your chicken tandoori is ready. Serve hot with onion & lemons.

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