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Kerala Tandoori Chicken

Tender chicken pieces cooked in a thick, spice-heavy gravy built on caramelised shallots and coconut oil. This is the kind of Kerala chicken dish that families argue about — whose mother makes it better.

Ingredientsfor 5 servings

Chicken (leg qourters should be used to get full effect
Chilli powder
Salt
Lemon juice
Yougurt
Ginger garlic paste
Turmeric powder
Coriander powder
Cumin powder
Paprika powder
Pepper powder
Red color
Chat masala saly
Vegetables in the recipie
All the powdered spices should be put according to personal taste; usually it is made spicy

Preparation

Step 1
First make slits in the chicken quarters (slits should reach till bone and 3 slits in the front and 3 in the back) 2)Make a mix of chili powder, salt, and lime juice and apply deep into the slits on chicken.
Step 2
Marinate it for about 30 minutes.
Step 3
Get yogurt (1 table spoon for every peice of chicken).
Step 4
Add chiili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam massala and salt and mix it up take red color and few drops of water and pour it in the yougurt.
Step 5
Apply it on chicken (sont remove the first marination) and also oil on the chicken and marinate it for how ever maybe 1 hour minimum or you can keep it over night for better taste.
Step 6
After marination pre heat oven to 450 degress and cut up some vegetable like carrots, capsicum, chillies ( carrots and chillies shuld be in circles) and make it like a bed on the tray( spread it out). Now put the chicken on the vegetables.
Step 7
Put it in the oven for 25 - 30 minutes ( check it in middle ) now take it out.
Step 8
If u want you can serve it like this but for a better taste take a griddle heat it up and put chicken on top followed by a few chat massla and chiili powder and a little bit of lime juice (if the chicken does not have the red tandoori chicken color your can mix red color with the lime juce and put it on chicken) and griddle the chicken front and back for about 5 minutes after this take some onion and halapanios and put them on the gridle add a litle of chat masala and put it till onions turn golden ( this step is optional).
Step 9
Serve this dish with naan or rice with fresh onions.

Tip

Do not boil the curry hard after adding coconut milk. A gentle simmer is all you need — vigorous boiling can cause the coconut milk to split.

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Ingredientsfor 5 servings

Chicken (leg qourters should be used to get full effect

Chilli powder

Salt

Lemon juice

Yougurt

Ginger garlic paste

Turmeric powder

Coriander powder

Cumin powder

Paprika powder

Pepper powder

Red color

Chat masala saly

Vegetables in the recipie

All the powdered spices should be put according to personal taste; usually it is made spicy

Preparation

Step 1

First make slits in the chicken quarters (slits should reach till bone and 3 slits in the front and 3 in the back) 2)Make a mix of chili powder, salt, and lime juice and apply deep into the slits on chicken.

Step 2

Marinate it for about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Get yogurt (1 table spoon for every peice of chicken).

Step 4

Add chiili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam massala and salt and mix it up take red color and few drops of water and pour it in the yougurt.

Step 5

Apply it on chicken (sont remove the first marination) and also oil on the chicken and marinate it for how ever maybe 1 hour minimum or you can keep it over night for better taste.

Step 6

After marination pre heat oven to 450 degress and cut up some vegetable like carrots, capsicum, chillies ( carrots and chillies shuld be in circles) and make it like a bed on the tray( spread it out). Now put the chicken on the vegetables.

Step 7

Put it in the oven for 25 - 30 minutes ( check it in middle ) now take it out.

Step 8

If u want you can serve it like this but for a better taste take a griddle heat it up and put chicken on top followed by a few chat massla and chiili powder and a little bit of lime juice (if the chicken does not have the red tandoori chicken color your can mix red color with the lime juce and put it on chicken) and griddle the chicken front and back for about 5 minutes after this take some onion and halapanios and put them on the gridle add a litle of chat masala and put it till onions turn golden ( this step is optional).

Step 9

Serve this dish with naan or rice with fresh onions.