Tandoori chicken is an Indian dish that is marinated in yogurt and Indian spices and then skewered and cooked in a clay oven called the “Tandoor”.
The Tandoor is usually fueled with wood or coals and gets up in temp to 850 degrees or greater.
Here is a picture of an authentic Tandoor
But they come in different shape and sizes and looks almost like a Big Green Egg.
This how they usually cook the tandoori chicken. Since it’s cooked at high temp, the chicken cooks super fast and remains very juicy.
And that’s what it looks like when served at the restaurant
So since I don’t have a Tandoor or BGE, I decided to use my CharGriller. I loaded it with extra charcoal and set up to where the skewers are suspended close to the fire to get the high temp effect.
I used chicken thighs and marinated them in yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, garam masala and Tandoori spice mix. I used paprika, cayenne peppers and Red food coloring to get that authentic red color
And the cooking was done
I thought it was very tasty and pretty close to the real thing
I served it with Basmati rice and Raita, which is an Indian yogurt sauce. I’d definitely do that again