Ingredients

• 1 - Chicken, whole
• 20 g - Green chillies
• 10 g - Ginger
• 10 g - Garlic
• 5 g - Papaya (green)
• 1/2 - lime, juiced
• Salt - to taste
• For the batter:
• 390 ml - Curd
• 5 g - Red chilli powder
• 10 g - Kashmiri chilli powder
• 15 ml - Salad oil
• 5-7 drops - Orange colour (Erythrocyn)

How to Make Delicious Tandoori Chicken

• Prepare the chicken (pluck, singe and skin).
• Carefully cut slits lengthwise over the breast portion and breadthwise over the leg portion.
• Apply salt and sprinkle lime juice all over it and keep aside.
• Grind green chillies, ginger and garlic to a paste.
• Beat curd thoroughly and add ground spices.
• Grind papaya and add to the curd. Beat well again.
• Add the chilli powder and beat well.
• Add salad oil and colour, and strain through a fine sieve.
• Rub the batter all over the body of the chicken and inside the slits.
• Let it marinate for at least 12 hours.
• Thread chicken on to a thin iron rod, place it well inside the tandoor and cook.
• Remove when well done.
• Serve hot with onion rings and lime wedges.