Tandoori Chicken Nirvana I Made It

Tandoori Chicken Nirvana

Cosmicmother 9 years ago
Tandoori Chicken Nirvana by DonSpain

This is excellent! The chicken soaked up all the marinade overnight, I'm so glad I waited and let this marinade longer. It's so tender, juicy and the flavour was all through the meat, right down to the bone! It was finger licking good!
I followed the recipe to a T except left out the food colouring (my kids are allergic to red and blue dye).
I served it with Naan bread and a simple salad. Perfection! I think I'd make this over regular roasted chicken quarters, a new favorite for sure!
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NPMarie 9 years ago said:

Wow, that looks amazing! I have this bookmarked, but, alas, I don't have MOST of the ingredients on hand..Lovely picture!

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Cosmicmother 9 years ago said:

Thanks Marie! It is so, so good! Definitely worth buying the ingredients because you'll make it over and over again! ;)
Pheww, it took me many tries to get this recipe on here today, I finally resized my photo smaller and it worked!

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frankieanne 9 years ago said:

Yes, CM, this site does not like big pictures!
Do you know what the red food coloring is for in this dish? Your gorgeous picture doesn't make it seem like it is a factor.

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chuckieb 9 years ago said:

Shona that looks ah-mazing! I'm so going to try this recipe out!

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DonSpain 9 years ago said:

Hi, I can only say thank you -- so much appreciated -- delighted you enjoyed it. cheers

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Cosmicmother 9 years ago said:

Thanks everyone. And you are welcome Don! Thanks for posting such a great recipe :)
FA, I think the colouring is to get that authentic tandoori color (maybe Don can clarify?) But now that I remembered (thanks for asking!) I did use some paprika to try and dye it naturally, but then there is a lot of chili powder so it's not really necessary! :)

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Good4U 9 years ago said:

It looks wonderful, Shona! I for some reason don't have any problem uploading large pics? It just takes a bit longer and it shows on my bottom bar the percentage being uploaded. I don't use food colouring either, Shona unless they are natural. Some colourings are chemicals made from petroleum and coal and other less tasty things.

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mommyluvs2cook 9 years ago said:

This looks SO GOOD and you did get a nice coloring on it! Good to know that marinating over night is a must, I always forget about marinating times and have to cut it short. I have to downsize every picture I load up on this site, it's easy and quick though, so no biggie :)

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DonSpain 9 years ago said:

Hi, yes the colouring is part of the traditional récipe. cheers

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