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Tandoori Chicken

Jack
This is the simplest way to make delicious tandoori chicken. Sure there are loads of recipes out there with 10s of ingredients and overnight marinating, We're not doing that today, this is kids-are-hungry, the-time-is-now-not-yesterday tandoori chicken. It works and there are only 2 essential ingredients, one of which is the actual chicken.
We have literally make this at least once a month for the past 15 years, in every increasing quantities as the kids have grown.
The surprising thing is how easy this recipe is, you can't even call it a recipe – I don't know what to call it so lets just get on with the description.
Course : Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine : Indian, Pakistani
Keyword : Chicken, tandoori
Cook time : 1 hour

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg chicken skinned, with skin, bones, no bones, its all good.
  • 4-5 tbsp tandoori masala
  • 1 tsp ajwain seeds optional

Instructions
 

  • Tandoori masala, available at tescos.
  • Ajwain seeds, optional but great for digestion. Available at most Indian/Pakistani stores.
  • Wash and dry your chicken, I used drumsticks but you use any parts you like, even a whole chicken cut into pieces.
    Nowadays they recommend not washing the chicken as you spread more bacteria in the washing process. We don't anymore as it will be cooked thoroughly anyway.
    If washed, dry off carefully with kitchen towels.
  • Throw the chicken into a bowl, sprinkle on the tandoori powder and ajwain seeds, if using.
    Work in the spices with your hands until everything is red even your hands !!
  • Now wash you hands unless you want red hands for the rest of the day.
  • Cover tightly with aluminium foil and place into the oven on around 180 ℃. Leave for 45 minutes so that the chicken is cooked through. 
  • After 45 minutes take the chicken out of the oven and very carefully remove the aluminium foil.
  • I used to put the chicken under the grill to get it crispy and run off the fat, as you can see in the pictures.
    Now, we just pour off the juices into a glass bowl and put the same tray back in the oven for 15 minutes
    If grilling, turn a couple of times and grill for around 15 minutes.
  • That's it, enjoy with rice or potato wedges, rice or chips.
Keyword Chicken, tandoori