Tandoori Chicken Drumsticks
In need of a quick, tasty dinner that will leave your family asking for more? Tandoori Chicken Drumsticks are the perfect addition to your dinner table. The yogurt-based marinade is just too good to be true!
Ingredients
Cooking Instructions
step 1
Mix the Plain Greek Yogurt (1 cup), Oil (3 Tbsp), 2 Tbsp of Lemon Juice (1), Fresh Ginger (1 Tbsp), Garlic (4 cloves), Salt (2 Tbsp), Kashmiri Red Chili Powder (3 Tbsp), Garam Masala (1 1/3 Tbsp), Ground Cumin (1 Tbsp), Ground Turmeric (1 tsp), Ground Coriander (1 Tbsp), Chili Powder (2 tsp), Red Food Coloring (as needed) in a big bowl.
step 2
Spread the marinade over the Chicken Drumsticks (3.5 lb) and rub the chicken to coat well. Wrap with cling wrap and refrigerate overnight.
step 3
Take chicken drumsticks out of the fridge and leave them covered with a small amount of marinade. Lay onto a wire rack over a baking tray. Leave at room temperature for an hour or so.
step 4
Preheat the oven to 230 degrees C (450 degrees F) steam bake. Generously spray chicken with Nonstick Cooking Spray (as needed), on all sides.
step 5
Put the tray onto shelf 3 (middle of the oven) for 10 minutes.
step 6
After 10 minutes turn the oven down to 180 degrees C (350 degrees F) and bake for a further 35 minutes.
step 7
After 35 minutes, turn the chicken over and bake for a further 5-10 minutes.
step 8
Meanwhile, add Plain Greek Yogurt (1 cup), Olive Oil (1 tsp), Fresh Mint Leaves (1/2 cup), 2 tsp of Lemon Juice (1), and Sea Salt Flakes (to taste) into a blender and blend until smooth then pour into a bowl. Set aside.
step 9
Serve hot tandoori chicken drumsticks with mint yogurt sauce.