Tandoori Chicken in home-oven is just as good as restaurant. Figured out a recipe after couple trials that I am sticking with. Details below. :)

Hadn’t made Indian food at home in a while. So, I decided to experiment with Tandoori Chicken in my home oven, First try turned out so good that I ended up making a video for my channel.
Moral of the story? Tandoori Chicken four times a week is good for the soul. :D

Video is here if someone is interested. Just a photo is here!
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Recipe is very simple and here goes…

Ingredients:

For marinating:
1. Chicken, any cut: 1 kg or 2LBS [we used drumsticks]
2. Yogurt : 1 cup or 8 oz
3. Lime juice: from half a lime
4. Garam Masala: 1 tbsp
5. Red chili powder: 2 tsp
6. salt: 1 tsp
7. Ginger paste: 1.5 tbsp
8. Garlic paste: 1.5 tbsp

For Chili rub: Optional but recommended to get the reddish color like restaurants.
1. Paprika: 1/2 tbsp
2. Oil: 1 tbsp
3. Lime juice: 1 tbsp
4. salt: 1 tsp

Steps:

1. Marinade chicken in all the ingredients. Cover and set aside for 40 mins. If you’re leaving it on the countertop, make sure it’s not too hot.

2. Preheat oven to highest mark. That was 500 F for me. Move the wire rack as close to the top as possible.

3. After the 40mins of rest is done, place chicken on lined sheet tray and brush the chili rub over it. Since Paprika is not too hot, this won’t add to the heat much but will give a great reddish color.

4. If not using rub, drizzle over some oil to ensure the chicken is moist and browns well.

5. Cook in the preheated oven until you get desired browning on the skin. Then, move to a lower rack and reduce oven to 450f to finish cooking, if needed.

6. Garnish with lime or lemon juice and fresh coriander leaves, and a side of mint chutney for maximum satisfaction!

Thanks for reading. Happy cooking, reddit. :)

bon appetit