TFC - Tandoori Fried Chicken |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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Ingredients:
2-3 chicken thighs & legs skin on |
3-4 tablespoon(s) all purpose flour |
3-4 teaspoon(s) tandoor masala (powder) |
2 teaspoon(s) ginger & garlic paste |
good glug of olive oil/wine/lemon juice |
2-3 cloves of garlic cut into fine slivers |
chilli powder & flakes to taste |
1 teaspoon(s) sugar |
orange food colouring (optional) |
1 teaspoon(s) salt |
fizzy water - enough to make the batter |
Directions:
1. Mix flour/spices/liquid ingredients & paste all together, add 1 tsp of sugar.
2. Careully, keeping the skin attached to the meat, peel back & make small slits for the garlic slivers, push firmly into the meat.
3. Take the marinade & rub onto the meat (really into the slits to permeate)
4. Carefully pull the skin back over & dip into remaining marinade, leave to infuse
5. Heat a deep fry pan of oil to a medium hot temperature
6. sift 3-4 tbsp of plain flour (maida) add 1 tsp of salt, a sprinkle of chilli powder & tandoor powder & (optional) food colour, mix a small amount of fizzy water and lightly beat to a batter consistency
7. Dip chicken pieces, shake off excess & carefully dip into oil with tongs, fry until tandoor is a rich colour & batter is starting to crisp
8. remove, drain on a wire rack, pat off excess oil & place in a medium oven until juices run clear inside (check the deepest part of flesh by the bone)
9. serve, eat & finger lick at regular intervals.
10. We ate it with garlic fries & fresh corn salsa sides
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