Tandoori Grilled Chicken Recipe – Food Fusion Travel Series Episode 10

Our trip to Hunza was great fun and we realled enjoyed cooking in the open. Here is another recipe for you all. “Tandoori Grilled Chicken”

BBQ Chicken
Serves 5-6
Recipe in English:

Ingredients:
-Whole chicken 1 & ½ kg
-Dahi (Yogurt) 3/4 Cup
-Adrak lehsan paste (Ginger garlic paste) 2 tbs
-Cooking oil ½ tbs
-Lemon juice 2 tbs
-Namak (Salt) 1/4 tsp or to taste
-Tandoori masala 2 tbs

Directions:
Spatchcock Chicken:
-Wash and pat dry whole chicken.Cut tips of the wings.
-Upside down chicken and pat dry again.
-Cut whole chicken with kitchen scissor,cut the back bone of the chicken and break breast bone with knife & flatten it.
-Add deep cuts on chicken with the help of the knife.
-In bowl,add yogurt,ginger garlic paste,cooking oil,lemon juice,salt,tandoori masala and whisk well.
-Add whole chicken and coat well,cover and marinate for 1-2 hours.
-In grill,place marinated chicken and grill on burnt charcoal from both sides until done (approx. 20-25 minutes each side),basting with oil and keep turning sides in between.

Recipe in Urdu:

Ajza:
-Whole chicken 1 & ½ kg
-Dahi (Yogurt) 3/4 Cup
-Adrak lehsan paste (Ginger garlic paste) 2 tbs
-Cooking oil ½ tbs
-Lemon juice 2 tbs
-Namak (Salt) 1/4 tsp or to taste
-Tandoori masala 2 tbs

Directions:
Spatchcock Chicken:
-Chicken ko dho ker pat dry ker lein.Wings ka tips ko cut ker lein.
-Chicken ko palat dein aur dubara pat dry karein.
-Kitchen scissor ki madad sa whole chicken ko cut ker lein,back bone ko cut ker lein aur breast bone ko knife ki madad sa break karein & flat ker lein.
-Knife ki madad sa chicken per deep cuts laga lein.
-Bowl mein dahi,adrak lehsan paste,cooking oil,lemon juice,namak aur tandoori masala dal ker ache tarhan whisk ker lein.
-Whole chicken dal ker ache tarhan coat karein aur dhak ker 1-2 hours kliya marinate ker lein.

-Grill per marinated chicken rakh dein aur jaltay hoya koyla mein dono sides sa grill ker lein (approx. 20-25 minutes each side),oil laga lein aur bech bech mein sides change kertay rahein.

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