Tandoori Drumstick Chicken Recipe

When you roast a chicken perfectly, there's nothing more delicious. Marco Pierre White
 "When you roast a chicken perfectly, there's nothing more delicious".  - Marco Pierre White

Tandoori chicken is traditionally cooked in a tandoor. Tandoor at home is impossible for our lifestyle. But we have oven to make a perfect tandoori chicken. I used lemon skins it adds fresh and tangy taste to chicken. I hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turned out for you.

Ingredients

• Chicken drumstick - 8 pieces

For First Marination

• Coconut oil - 2 tbsp
• Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 2 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
• Salt as per taste

For Second Marination

• Coriander Powder  - 2 tbsp
• Cumin Powder - 2 tsp
• Parsley Flakes - 1 tsp
• Rosemary - 1 tsp
• Lemon Juice - 2 tsp 
• Ginger Garlic Paste -  2 tbsp

Method

1. Clean the chicken and make deep slits as shown in picture 1. 
2. Take a bowl and mix all the ingredients under For First Marination.
3. Add chicken and mix well. Marinate for 10 - 15 mins.
4. Now take For second marination ingredients in a bowl and mix well along with chicken.
5. Grate lemon skin over mixture. You feel fresh and tangy flavor while eating.
6. Leave this to marinate for minimum 6 hours or over night. Keep refrigerated.
7. Next day, remove it and let it come to room temp.
8. Preheat oven to 350 Degrees. 
9. Now place the chicken over a foil lined baking tray and pop it in oven for 15 mins.
10. Remove it and flip over, apply leftover marination if any.
11. Bake it for 15 more mins. Remove the tray from oven and check it cooked fully using fork.
12. Broil for 5 mins, it gives crispy texture on top.

Clean and make slits

Mix all the ingredients under For First Marination

Mix well

Marinate for 15 mins

Second marination

Grate few lemon skin

Mix well

Seal it properly for marination

Next day morning

Well marinated

Place on tray with aluminum foil covered

After 15 mins take and flip over

After 15 mins check it cooked fully

Ready to serve