Tandoori Chicken or Lamb
This is a recipe for something approximating that red-dyed chicken in the
restaurant. I adapted this recipe from about 5 I found on the Internet. Like
most who live in this country, I have no tandoor oven, so I do this on the
barbecue.
This doesn’t come out with the same red color as in the restaurant where
this may be done by rub rather than by marinade, but this dish does come out
colored and tasty. The color can be controlled to a great extent by the red
food coloring and tumeric.
Yields
Serves 8.
Ingredients
| 1 tsp
| paprika
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| 1 tsp
| red pepper
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| 1 tsp
| black pepper, freshly ground
|
| 1 tsp
| cayenne pepper
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| 2 tsp
| cumin, freshly ground
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| 2 tsp
| coriander, freshly ground
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| 2 tsp
| garam masala
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| 2 tsp
| garlic powder
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| 1 tsp
| ginger root, fresh minced
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| jalapeño spice (optional)
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| 1 tsp
| kosher salt
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| 2 tbsp
| lemon juice
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| 1 cup
| plain, unsweetened yogurt
|
|
| 1 tsp
| ground tumeric
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| red food coloring
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| chicken or lamb
for 8 persons
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Preparation
1. Skin, defat and wash the chicken. Make some slits in the meat to allow the
marinade’s coloring to penetrate. Set aside or dry.
2. In a large bowl, prepare and place all the ingredients in the above list.
Fresh-ground spices are more potent; if you aren’t grinding your own
cumin and coriander, then you may need to use more than what is listed here.
3. Using a pastry brush or a flexible scraper, daub all surfaces of the meat
with marinade. Put all the meat into the marinade and set aside for at least 2
hours in the refrigerator. (See first image.)
4. Preheat grill to appropriate temperature for cooking chicken. Chicken cooks
at a lower temperature for longer than other meats in order to cook all the way
through. Lamb can be cooked on skewers for a shorter period of time. Turn the
meat over and over and over so that it cooks gradually on all sides.
(See second image.)
5. Remove meat from heat and serve with masala or other curry dish, naan and
rice.