[geeks] seeking an excellent tandoori chicken recipe

[James Fogg]

> OK I am rather clumsily trying to be a food geek... so far I have had
> some good success with simple soups and some slow cooker meat recipes...
>
> It is time to move on to one of the yummiest chicken recipes, tandoori
> chicken.
>
> From what I can tell, the secret to good tandoori chicken is getting the
> yogurt that the chicken is marinaded in, properly surrounding the
> chicken so that the lactic acid etc. can break down the muscle fibers
> and thus give you a more tender chicken.  So a marinade time of 8-24
> hours is good.
>
> Anyone have a good tandoori chicken recipe to share (e.g. spices to use,
> grilling/oven times etc.)?


Close, the other secret to good Tandoori is the Tandoor oven, which is
insanely hot (almost 500 degrees F) and made of clay.


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James -