Indian Food Korma , tandoori ,Spicy curry , Nawabi , Vindaloo curry Recipes, naan bread @ www.indiacurryrecipes.comTandoori Chicken recipe This is an authentic recipe for Tandoori chicken. Serve with long grain Basmati rice, cucumber salad, grilled veggies, roasted corn on the cob and finish off the meal with Kulfi (Indian ice cream)."

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Tandoori Chicken recipe This is an authentic recipe for Tandoori chicken. Serve with long grain Basmati rice, cucumber salad, grilled veggies, roasted corn on the cob and finish off the meal with Kulfi (Indian ice cream)."

Tandoori chicken is a chicken dish that originated in India. The chicken is marinated in yogurt, and seasoned with tandoori masala. It is traditionally moderately hot, but the heat is toned down to a "mild" taste level in most Western nations. Cayenne pepper or red chili powder, or other spices give it the red colour. Higher amount of Turmeric produces a yellow-orange colour. In some modern versions red and yellow food colouring is used instead and sometimes in addition to the tandoori spice mixture (Tandoori masala). It is traditionally cooked at high temperatures in an earthen oven (tandoor), but can also be prepared on a traditional grill. This dish is also popular among Hindi, Bengali, and Urdu speaking Indian states like West Bengal, & Andra Pradesh. In Pakistan it is eaten with Naan. In Bangladesh they are eaten with rice. HistoryA man named Kundan Lal Gujral ran a restaurant called Moti Mahal in Peshawar before the partition of India. Trying out new recipes to keep his patrons interested, Gujral tried cooking chicken in tandoors (clay ovens) used by locals until then to cook naans (bread). The tandoors are bell-shaped ovens, set into the earth and fired with wood or charcoal reaching temperatures of about 900 degrees. Gujral was able to cook the tender chickens in these ovens making them succulent inside and crispy outside.After the partition in 1947, Punjab was partitioned with the Eastern portion joining Pakistan and the Western, India. Peshawar became part of Pakistan and Gujral found himself one among many refugees fleeing the rioting and upheaval by moving to India. He moved his restaurant to Delhi in a place called Daryagunj.The Tandoori chicken at Moti Mahal so impressed the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru that he made it a regular at official banquets. Visiting dignitaries that enjoyed Tandoori Chicken included American Presidents Richard Nixon and John Kennedy, Soviet leaders Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev, the King of Nepal, and the Shah of Iran. The fame of Tandoori Chicken let to many derivatives like Chicken Tikka Masala and Butter Chicken, commonly found in menus in Indian restaurants all over the world. See alsoPunjabi cuisineMamak stallTandoori masala