Tandoori Chicken | Juiciest Indian Restaurant Style Recipe

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: buttermilk

Greek yogurt is higher in protein, while buttermilk is often less expensive.

chicken

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Skinless chicken is lower in fat, while thighs are usually cheaper than breasts.

Marinate chicken thighs with garlic, ginger, green chilies, lemon juice, salt, turmeric powder, and soy sauce for 60 minutes.

For the second marination, mix mustard oil, melted ghee, chili powder, Kashmiri chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, tandoori masala, garam masala, thick curd, and kasuri methi with the chicken and marinate for 6 hours or overnight.

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Bake the marinated chicken for 20 minutes.

Baste with butter and bake again for 5 to 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and slightly charred.

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