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Tandoori Chicken

Photograph: thebittenworld.com/Creative Commons

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 cup curd
• 2 tbsp fresh cream
• 1 tbsp garlic paste
• 1 tbsp ginger paste
• 1/2 tsp rock salt
• 1 tbsp crushed kasoori methi
• 1 tsp garam masala
• Coriander leaves, chopped
• Pinch of red colour
• Butter for basting
• Chat masala
• Salt to taste

Method

• Wash and drain the chicken pieces well and cut slits on each piece.
• Place the pieces in a bowl and lemon juice, salt and chilli powder. Mix well and keep aside for half an hour.
• In another bowl, add curd, fresh cream, ginger garlic paste, rock salt, crushed kasoori methi, garam masala and red colour.
• Rub chicken with this paste and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours.
• Grill the chicken for 15 minutes.
• Brush with melted butter and turn the pieces and grill for another fifteen minutes.
• Sprinkle chaat masala and chopped coriander leaves.
• Serve with green chutney.

Chicken Malai Tikka

Photograph: Renupradhul/Creative Commons

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg chicken pieces (boneless)
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 grated cheese cubes
• 2 tbsp fresh cream
• 1/2 cup thick yogurt
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp cornflour
• 4 green chillies, chopped
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
• Salt to taste

Method

• Cut the chicken into small pieces. Wash and drain well.
• Apply vinegar, salt, ginger garlic paste and marinate for 30 minutes or so.
• Marinate with grated cheese, cream, curd, egg and cornflour along with green chillies and coriander leaves.
• Refrigerate for two hours.
• Grill chicken for fifteen minutes.
• Turn the pieces to grill the other side.
• Serve hot.

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