Dhaba Tandoori Chicken

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I have spent the last 20 years fantasizing the smoked tandoori chicken in roadside dhabas in India. Those stringy chicken thighs and legs when wrapped in butter nan and garnished with onions and chilies left a permanent desire I my mind to recreate the effect. I don’t have a tandoor which would give me those high temperatures. As an engineer I can only think of ways to create the char and smoke

Dhaba Tandoori Chicken

I have spent the last 20 years fantasizing the smoked tandoori chicken in roadside dhabas in India. Those stringy chicken thighs and legs when wrapped in butter nan and garnished with onions and chilies left a permanent desire I my mind to recreate the effect. I don’t have a tandoor which would give me those high temperatures. As an engineer I can only think of ways to create the char and smoke

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Ingredients

  1. 12Chicken Thighs with bones
  2. 1 tspblack pepper
  3. 1 tspsalt
  4. 1lemon cut into two halves
  5. For Masala for next marinate--
  6. 1 tspblack pepper
  7. 2 tspgaram masala
  8. 1.5 tspcoriander powder
  9. 1.5 tspcumin powder
  10. 1 tspchilli powder
  11. 1/2 tspturmeric powder
  12. 1 pinchkasoori methi (dry fenugreek) optional
  13. 1 tspcayenne powder for colour
  14. 2 tbspGinger Garlic paste
  15. 2 tspoil (cooking) or butter
  16. as required Garnish Lemon wedges
  17. as required Garnish Onion rings
  18. as required Chat Masala

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Clean the meat; give a few gashes; rub with salt lemon and pepper: leave it for marination while you go to the next step.

  2. 2

    Prepare Masala for Yogurt Marinate by frying the spices in oil. Allow it to cool completely before adding to yogurt.

  3. 3

    Mix the yogurt into the chicken. Add few drops of red colour if you want to go for aesthetics. Marinate for 30 min to 4 hours depending on your schedule.

  4. 4

    Grill on charcoal. Add some soaked wood chips to the coal. Brush with oil and use indirect heat for most part and charbroil only at the end. Garnish with onion rings, coriander and sprinkle some chaat Masala if you want. Enjoy

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