Haryali Tangdi Chicken

This Haryali Tangdi chicken recipe will give you an incredibly tender, juicy, moist & delicious weekday dinner. The key to recipe is to use room temperature chicken pieces with bone such as thighs ,drumsticks or legs because they have enough fat to stay moist & juicy once put in the oven or on a hot grill.This chicken recipe is prepared with juicy chicken drumsticks marinated in mint & coriander leaves ,yogurt and a variety of Indian flavorsome spices.

Some of the ingredients used in this recipe are

Ingredients

1st Marination-

Chicken drumsticks/legs-350 gm

Lemon -1 tsp

Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp

Salt -To taste

Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp

Directions

Marinade the chicken with the above ingredients and keep it aside for 30 minutes .

2nd Marination

Ginger & garlic paste- 1 tbsp

Garam masala powder-1 tsp

Salt-1/4 tsp

Lemon juice -1 tsp

Coriander leaves finely chopped-30 gm

Mint leaves -20 gm

Green chilies -2

Hung curd -80 gm

Directions

1.In a bowl add all the above ingredients and mix it well.

2.Add the marinated chicken in this yogurt mixture and let it rest for 4-6 hours or overnight.

3.Pre heat the oven at 180 C for ten minutes.

4.In a baking tray cover & place the chicken in an aluminium foil and grill it for about 20 minutes. Remove it gently from the oven and brush it with some butter ,cover it again with aluminium foil and put it back into the oven for another 15 minutes or until done. The foil helps the chicken to retain its juices and remain moist.

5.Once done, remove it once again from the oven .Garnish it with onion rings, lemon wedges and mint leaves. Serve hot along with mint chutney