Tandoori Chicken (Made Easy) Recipe

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Tandoori Chicken (Made Easy)
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Ingredients
6
Count
Nutrition
554
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. SLICE skinless chicken crosswise against the bone with 2-3 deep cuts through to the bone, (on each side of chicken legs).
  2. PLACE chicken pieces into a large Ziploc freezer bag for marinating.
  3. POUR the MARINADE mixture over chicken; REMOVE excess air from the Ziploc bag; SEAL the Ziploc bag; SQUEEZE the bag to roll and coat chicken thoroughly in marinade; PLACE bag into refrigerator to marinate 3-5 hours to overnight if desired for fuller flavor and more tender chicken (recommended but not absolutely necessary).
  4. PLACE one oven rack in the second-lowest position, and another rack in the highest position; PREHEAT oven to BAKE at 500°F (make sure oven is clean!); LINE a broiler pan with foil; SPRAY the foil liner with non-stick baking spray.
  5. REMOVE chicken from marination bag; SHAKE away excess marinade from chicken; COAT chicken on all sides with vegetable oil or light olive oil; ARRANGE chicken (bone-side up for thighs) in broiler pan without the grill cover; TURN on the overhead oven fan.
  6. BAKE chicken 20 minutes on the LOWER oven rack; TURN chicken pieces over tongs; CONTINUE baking chicken on lower rack for 7 minutes.
  7. SLIDE pan carefully from oven wearing oven mitts; BASTE chicken with oil; PLACE pan onto the top broiler rack; SET the BROILER to HIGH setting; BROIL chicken just until edges begin to slightly char, about 2 minutes.
  8. REMOVE chicken from oven and allow to cool 5 minutes before serving; SEPARATE sliced onion into rings for garnishes.
  9. SERVING SUGGESTION: Garnish with sliced white onion, chopped fresh cilantro and serve with fresh lime wedges, fragrant basmati rice, nan bread with mint yogurt sauce (raita), cucumber salad, hot or iced tea or chilled lassi (TO MAKE FRAGRANT EAST INDIAN BASMATI RICE, see Fragrant East Indian Basmati Rice).
  10. SERVE chicken with desired garnishes and side dishes and ENJOY!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 554 Kcal (2319 kJ)
Calories from fat 337.15 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 37.46g 58%
Cholesterol 272.1mg 91%
Sodium 2839.68mg 118%
Potassium 557.81mg 12%
Total Carbs 21.39g 7%
Sugars 4.83g 19%
Dietary Fiber 0.89g 4%
Protein 32.04g 64%
Vitamin C 3mg 5%
Iron 12.5mg 70%
Calcium 243.9mg 24%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 212.37 Kcal (889 kJ)
Calories from fat 129.25 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.36g 58%
Cholesterol 104.31mg 91%
Sodium 1088.59mg 118%
Potassium 213.83mg 12%
Total Carbs 8.2g 7%
Sugars 1.85g 19%
Dietary Fiber 0.34g 4%
Protein 12.28g 64%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 5%
Iron 4.8mg 70%
Calcium 93.5mg 24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 14
    Points
  • 15
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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