Chicken tandoori

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken cut in 12 pieces

1 packet of chicken tandoori masala(gagani)

12 tbsp of heavy curd

3 tbsp ginger garlic paste

5 tbsp of kasuri methi 

2 tbsp garam masala

2 tbsp salt

3 tbsp chilli powder

2 tbsp lemon juice

1 piece of coal 

5 tbsp of vegetable oil

Method:

Mark deep cuts on chicken pieces.

Rub the full packet of tandoori masala, rub it properly so that the powder is immersed into the deep rashes.

Now add all the other ingredients- curd, ginger garlic paste, garam masala, salt, chilli powder, lemon juice and crush kasuri methi.

Marinate the chicken for atleast 4-5 hours and keep it inside refrigerator.

Now pre heat the over for 15 minutes.

Oil the nonstick oven pan with few drops.

Pour the marinated chicken on the pan and evenly distribute the chicken piece on the pan. 

Pour the remaining marination on the chicken and put it in oven for 20 mins at 160 degree C.

Now take out the chicken, as of now the chicken must have left loads of water on the pan, no need to panic, its usual.

Now turn the pieces and put it back in oven for 20 mins at 160 degree C. 

After 15 mins check if the chicken has start leaving the bones if not let it cook for 5 more minutes, if yes then increase the temp to 180 degree C  for 2 minutes.

Now take out the pan out of oven. 

On gas burn the coal, till it turns red. Pick the coal with plucker and keep it on foil in between the chicken pieces and also pour 2-3 drops of oil over the coal. 

Now cover the pan and let chicken pieces absorb the smell of coal.

 

After 5 minutes remove the cover and serve the tandoori with onion salad and the masala left in the tray.