Tandoori Chicken — Grilled or Broiled

Summary by Krater

The video demonstrates how to make restaurant-style tandoori chicken at home using chicken drumsticks, whole toasted spices, chili powder, and Greek yogurt, cooked on either a charcoal grill or in an oven under a broiler. The conclusion is that homemade tandoori chicken using this method is superior to store-bought spice mixes and tastes like the restaurant version.

From the video

Answers: How do you make tandoori chicken at home?

• tandoori chicken recipe
• making tandoori chicken at home
• toasting and grinding whole spices
• grilling tandoori chicken
• broiling tandoori chicken in the oven

Ingredients

• Garam masala powder
• Kashmiri chili powder
• Cayenne pepper
• Paprika
• 4 Black cardamom pods
• 1 tablespoon Coriander seeds
• 1 tablespoon Cumin seeds
• Black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds
• 1/2 Cinnamon stick
• 5 lbs Chicken drumsticks
• Salt
• couple of spoonfuls Ginger and garlic paste
• juice of 1 lemon Lemon juice
• 1/2 cup Full-fat Greek yogurt
• 1 whole White onion
• 1 big Green bell pepper
• Neutral oil

What it concludes

• Toasting and grinding whole spices tastes better and is more convenient for rarely made Indian dishes than buying pre-ground masala.
• Dark meat chicken tastes better, is more forgiving, and cannot be easily overcooked.
• Applying spices directly to the scored meat one by one avoids measuring and yields better results than making a paste marinade.
• Bottled ginger and garlic paste saves effort and tastes virtually identical to freshly grated in a heavily cooked dish.
• Full-fat Greek yogurt is the closest substitute for curd used in Indian cooking.
• A charcoal grill or a broiler with a sheet pan and rack are effective methods for cooking tandoori chicken at home.