TANDOORI CHICKEN

TANDOORI CHICKEN

I use the marinade below on about 2lbs of chicken. Feel free to use this marinade on whatever piece of chicken meat you like (chicken legs, breast, fillets, wings, chunks) or even if you want to make tandoori vegetable skewers. Its fairly flexible.

So what you'l need

Tandoori Mix 

• About 200g natural yoghurt
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon grated garlic
• 1 tablespoon tandoori powder
• 2 teaspoons coriander powder
• 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• Squeeze of 1 whole lemon

Place all the tandoori mix ingredients into a bowl.  Add the chicken pieces to the mix and make sure to rub it well into the chicken. Ideally it would be good to marinade in the fridge overnight, but if you are stuck for time, leave it in the fridge for at least 2 hours.

Now, place the chicken in your baking tray, and cover in foil. Place in a preheated oven (I set it to the highest heat) and bake it for about 20 minutes then remove the foil. Reduce the oven heat to about Gas Mark 6 or 200°C and cook for a further 20 minutes or so until tender. Garnish with fresh chopped coriander. Enjoy!

SPICY CHICKEN WINGS

If you haven't figured it out by now, I tend to use a lot of coriander in my cooking. I just love the taste, the smell, the colour. I wasnt always a fan of chicken wings. I prefer real meat. But one day, when I noticed there was nothing in the house other than a bag of wings in the freezer, I had to make do. I now take back all that i said about wings. I simply love them. So, lets get started.

Main Ingredient: 

• 12 Chicken Wings

Coat mix: 

• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon fresh coriander (chopped finely)
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon chilli powder 

Yummy Sticky Sauce:

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 1/4 cup tabasco sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Firstly, wash the chicken wings well. Clean them by removing the tip of each wing and removing any extra skin near the joints. If you are anything like me and hate touching meat, you can always ask the butcher to take care of it for you. So, cut each wing in two. You should now have 24 pieces.

Grab a bowl, and mix all the coat mix ingredients together. Stir in the wings ensuring they are well coated. In a deep frying pan, heat the oil. Drop the wings into the hot oil and fry for 5-6 minutes until cooked. MMmm

Now for the yummy sticky sauce. In a saucepan, place the butter, garlic and sugar over medium heat til the sugar dissolves. Add in the vinegar, tabasco sauce and salt and leave it to simmer until the sauce thickens. Throw in the wings into the saucepan of sauce, and cook for another few minutes, until the wings are nicely coated and tender.

These are delicious served hot with a nice fresh green salad and wedges or plain white rice. MMmmm...Happy Fingerlicking :)