Tandoori chicken

Tandoori chicken is highly popular Indian and Pakistani dish consisting of roasted chicken, yogurt, and spices. The chicken is marinated in yogurt and seasoned with tandoori masala. It is moderately piquant in India and Pakistan, but the heat is reduced in most Western nations. Cayenne pepper, red chili powder or kashmiri red chili powder is used to give it a fiery red hue in the original version. A higher amount of turmeric produces an orange color. In milder versions, both red and yellow food coloring are used to achieve the color. It is traditionally cooked at high temperatures in a tandoor (clay oven), but can also be prepared on a traditional barbecue grill. The story of its origins lies with Kundan Lal Gujral, a who ran a...