Can we make tandoori chicken in microwave convection and how?

Answer 1

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I think Tandoori chicken will taste the best on a grill/bbq otherwise you can make it in a regular oven:

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Answer 2

I do not recommend using the microwave/convection oven, it will not be able to duplicate the "smoky" flavor that defines this dish.

Answer 3

Tandoori chicken

A skinless chicken piece that is cooked in a tandoor (tall, cylindrical brick or clay oven) is referred to as tandoori chicken. Marinated chicken pieces are cooked over smoky, intense heat of charcoal fire, mostly at temperatures 480 degrees Fahrenheit. The tandoor oven is lit well prior to cooking so as to reach and maintain favorable cooking temperature. You can install a tandoor at home or cook on a traditional grill or even opt for the modern day tandoors that use electricity or gas in place of charcoal.



Bearing slight resemblance to barbequing, tandoori chicken is aptly referred as traditional Indian barbequed chicken. The time taken in preparing tandoori chicken can be drastically cut down, if the tandoori masala is ready. If so, all that you need to do is rub or add to the skinless chicken the ready-made (shop-bought) tandoori masala mix or the masala prepared with little effort at home. Allow the mixture to marinate for at least two hours before starting the process of cooking. The marinated pieces are finally grilled, roasted or baked in oven.



Authentic Red Tandoori Chicken

Cooking chicken the tandoori way, efficiently curtails loss of vitamins and proteins of the food. The tandoor oven retains all the juices and taste of the ingredients and you get to sumptuously feast on the perfect aromatic flavor full of nutritive values. It is difficult for any food lover to resist the tantalizing aroma of tandoori chicken. The secret of the appealing looks of tandoori chicken lies in the ingredients of the tandoori paste. The reddish-orange tint is the result of using annatto seed or food colors that extend this genuine color to tandoori chicken.



Easy Tandoori chicken

Ginger root–2 inches piece, peeled and grated
Garlic-4 peeled and minced
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp grounded
Cardamom – ¼ tsp
Cloves – ¼ tsp grounded
Cayenne pepper – ½ tsp
Salt - ¼ tsp
Plain yogurt - 1 cup
Chicken pieces – 4 lbs
Vegetable oil or cooking oil - 4 tsp
Paprika powder – 1 tsp (for color)
Turmeric - ½ tsp





Remove skin of chicken, wash, drain and keep aside

Prick each chicken piece a few times with a fork (to infuse marinade)

Mix grated ginger, garlic, cumin seed, cayenne pepper, cardamom, cloves and yogurt

Transfer chicken pieces to a foil-lined baking pan

Pour over the yogurt mixture

Use your hands to coat the meat completely

Place in an airtight container

Leave for minimum 2 hours or overnight or longer in the refrigerator

Remove from fridge 30 minutes before cooking

Heat oven to 240º C or 475º F

Line a baking tray with aluminum foil

Dribble oil over the chicken in the pan

Sprinkle turmeric

Place baking pan in the oven

Cook for one hour until the pieces turn brown and dry

Turn the pieces halfway though cooking

Drain off excess oil to avoid soggy output.

Wait till the meat comes off the chicken.

Serve hot with slices of cucumber, red onion and lemon.




In the absence of an oven, tandoori chicken can be cooked in a pan. Heat the pan, add ghee and wait for it to melt completely. Add the marinated chicken pieces and cook till it turns wholly brown. Reduce heat and cover the pan. After 20-30 minutes, the chicken pieces are ready to be served.
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Tandoori chicken

Ingredients

Chicken about 1200 Gms cut into pieces
Butter for basting 50 Gms
Chaat masala 1 tablespoon
Ginger-garlic paste 1 tablespoon
Lemon juice 1 tablespoon
Chilli powder ½ tablespoon
Hung curd 1 cup
Dhania powder 1 tablespoon (coriander)
Garam masala 1 tablespoon
Salt To taste

Method

Clean the chicken pieces and make small incisions.
Then mix chilli powder, lemon juice and ginger-garlic paste and rub it on the chicken pieces and allow it to marinate for about 2 hours.
Then mix the yogurt, dhania powder, garam masala, red color and salt and rub it on the pieces again and allow it to stand for another few hours.
Preheat the oven at 200. Oil the grill and put the chicken pieces onto it.
Cook on combination mode at 200 for 16 minutes and then on convection mode for 12 minutes at 200.
Towards the end of the cycle baste with the butter on both the sides.
Serve with onion rings, lemon wedges and sprinkled with chaat masala.


All the best :)