MazaCool::: Cook Book -- Tandoori Chooza

Tandoori Chooza Ingredients:

Chicken Whole (650 gms) - 1 no

Salt - to taste

Red Chilli Paste - 20 gms

Lemon Juice - 2 lemons

Yoghurt - 100 gms

Ginger Paste - 15 gms

Garlic Paste - 10 gms

Cummin Powder - 1/2 tsp

Cream - 30 gms

Saffron - a pinch

Rose Petal Powder - 1/2 tsp

Shahi Jeera - 1/2 tsp

Green Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp

Black Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp

Clove Powder - 1/4 tsp

Cinnamon Powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander Powder - 1 tsp

Black Pepper Corn - 1 tsp

Fennel Seed - 1/2 tsp

Mace - 1/2 tsp

Nutmeg - 1 gm

Orange Colour (Bush)-to colour

Oil - 40 gms

Method:

Take the whole chicken and wash thoroughly. Slit the flesh evenly on all sides and break the joints to make 4 pieces. Rub in salt, red chilli paste and lemon juice and leave aside for 2 hours. Whip the yoghurt, add all the ground spices and marinate the chicken in this for 2 hours. Place in an oven at 230o C. and roast, basting (brushing) with the oil regularly till done. Turn the chicken well so as to cook all the sides. Serve hot.