Let's Talk BBQ
Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Charcoal Grills => Topic started by: akruckus on October 19, 2015, 08:32:55 AM
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After seeing Ahron's Tandoori Chicken, and knowing I had everything but a pizza oven to make it I wanted to give it a shot.
I only made a few minor substitutions, first I used greek yogurt which is thicker to skip draining the yogurt. I also made my own garlic and ginger paste by chopping smashing and adding salt to each. Lastly, I didn't have mustard oil so I used mustard powder and olive oil mixture, not sure if just yellow mustard would have been better, but it worked out well for me this way.
So I mixed the yogurt, with chili powder, paprika, garlic and ginger paste, lemon juice, garam marsla, olive oil and mustard powder, and added, two drumsticks, and a chicken breast cut in half with the skin and rib bones still on. Added everything to a ziplock and put in the fridge overnight, turning once before bed, again when I woke up, and finally one more time mid day.
Setting up the grill I put some cherry chunks on the side of my Jumbo Joe that a tab to help keep the lid cracked (http://www.bbqdryrubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Weber-Jumbo-Joe-vs-Smokey-Joe-Gold1.jpg the one of the left has the extension I am talking about). I topped the cherry wood with two handfuls of Kingford Blue, then a couple small pieces of maple wood. I used old charcoal in my chimney to get the fire going. I added the chicken on indirect heat and kept flipping and rotating them every 10-15 minutes or so for 70 minutes until done. The top holes on the lid I kept over the chicken and only slightly cracked, and the side vents I had one side fully open the other opened half way. I was able to keep flames from the wood an orangy-yellow to simulate wood burning oven.The meal turned out fantastic, and I served with brown rice and steamed broccoli, and not pictured was some red onion, lemon wedges, and pita bread acting at naan or roti bread (which ever you prefer). I will definitely be doing this again, thanks Ahron.
Yogurt marinade:
(http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/o742/ajk5000/tandoori_yogurt_zpsxbxenudy.jpg) (http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/ajk5000/media/tandoori_yogurt_zpsxbxenudy.jpg.html)
On the grill:
(http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/o742/ajk5000/tandoori_start_zpskcxtw4mb.jpg) (http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/ajk5000/media/tandoori_start_zpskcxtw4mb.jpg.html)
Almost finished!
(http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/o742/ajk5000/tandoori_finish_zpsqr8rwstp.jpg) (http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/ajk5000/media/tandoori_finish_zpsqr8rwstp.jpg.html)
Plated
(http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/o742/ajk5000/tandoori_plate_zps28ch3wsh.jpg) (http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/ajk5000/media/tandoori_plate_zps28ch3wsh.jpg.html)
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Great cook AK; chicken looks good!!! Don
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WOW!.....
That looks like a fine meal to me!
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I wanted to say WOW - so I'll say BAM! That does look excellent!
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Gotta do what you have to, to make a great meal. Looks very good ;D
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Fantastic looking plate- great cook
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Nice looking meal!
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I wanted to say WOW and BAM.........so I will just say "Plate me Please"
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Looks excellent!
Plate me up please!
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Looks delicious!
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This is a great adaptation to the original tandoori recipe . recipes are just a guideline .
this chicken looks amazing .
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This is a great adaptation to the original tandoori recipe . recipes are just a guideline .
this chicken looks amazing .
Thanks for the recipe in the first place. You have to make each recipe your own, just need to outline and flavors you want to achieve!
Thanks for the kind words everyone, it was easy to make and you can make a version of garam marsla yourself.
From wiki:
A typical Indian version of garam masala contains:
Black and white peppercorns
Cloves
Cinnamon or cassia bark
Nutmeg and mace
Black and green cardamom pods
Bay leaf
Cumin