Chicken Hariyali Tandoori in Tawa & Airfryer

Name: Chicken Hariyali Tandoori in Tawa & Airfryer
Total time: 24300 s
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1100 g fresh chicken cut into 6 - 8 pieces; 2 bulbs of garlic - peeled; 1 1/2 inch ginger; 8 green chillies; 1/2 tsp whole black pepper; Handful coriander leaves - chopped; as required Mint leaves; 2 tbsp hung curd; 2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/3 tsp garam masala powder (optinal); as per taste Salt; 1/3 tsp Turmeric powder; 2 chunks of butter; 1 tbsp lemon juice; as Oil for frying; 1 small chunk of coal

Prathi's Zaaika.. @prathiszaaika

UAE

#chicken21
Chicken Hariyali Tandoori in Tawa & Airfryer. This appetiser is well enjoyed in my household. I refrain adding garam masala powder as I prefer the the garlic flavour to be enhanced.

Prathi's Zaaika.. @prathiszaaika

UAE

#chicken21
Chicken Hariyali Tandoori in Tawa & Airfryer. This appetiser is well enjoyed in my household. I refrain adding garam masala powder as I prefer the the garlic flavour to be enhanced.

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Ingredients

6hr prep -45min

6 people

1100 gfresh chicken cut into 6 - 8 pieces
2bulbs of garlic - peeled
1 1/2 inch ginger
8green chillies
1/2 tspwhole black pepper
Handfulcoriander leaves - chopped
as requiredMint leaves
2 tbsphung curd
2 tspcumin seeds
1/3 tspgaram masala powder (optinal)
as per tasteSalt
1/3 tspTurmeric powder
2chunks of butter
1 tbsplemon juice
asOil for frying
For Smoky flavour:
1small chunk of coal

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Steps

6hr prep -45min

1

Make deep gashes in the chicken and set it aside. Grind the ginger, garlic, green chillies, coriander leaves, cumin seeds, pepper, mint leaves to get a smooth paste without adding water. Squeeze in the lemon juice and grind again. The marinade is ready.
2

Coat the chicken well with this marinade. Add turmeric powder, salt as required, yoghurt and mix well. Rub the marinade to the gashes too. Refrigerate this for 6 hrs.
3

Before frying add some melted butter to the chicken & mix well. If frying in an airfryer, preheat the fryer for 5 min at 200degrees. Brush a layer of butter on the fryer mesh & place the chicken without overcrowding. Set the fryer for 180 degrees for 30 min. After the first 15 min flip the chicken pieces & fry again. Towards the end of 30 min set the fryer at 200 degrees for 5 mins & fry again. This step is crucial for the chicken to be fried well. Remove the chicken from the fryer.
4

If frying in a tawa, smear the tawa with butter & oil. Place the marinated chicken and fry for 10 min under medium flame. Simmer the flame and fry it for another 5 min. Flip it over, brush some butter and cook the other side in the same manner for another 15 min. When the chicken is cooked remove it from the tawa.
5

To give a smoky flavour, place all the fried chicken pieces in a heavy bottom pan. Keep a small steel cup inside. Take a piece of coal, heat it till red over the flame. Carefully place the heated coal in the steel cup...add a spoon of oil or butter on it & immediately cover the lid. Let the smoky flavour blend with the chicken for about 10 mins.
6

Open the lid and carefully remove the steel cup. Tasty, yummy, Chicken Hariyali Tandoori is ready.