Tandoori Chicken Strips.

We usually go out to eat Chicken Strips. & we love it too. Even children love Chicken Popcorn & Chicken Strips. So, I’m giving the recipe for the same Chicken Strips. but with Tandoori flavour.

They taste really delicious. & in this recipe I will show you how to crumb these chicken strips, to get crispy crumbs like you find outside.& the chicken inside will be soft & tender & juicy in our chicken strips. which taste really good with Tandoori flavour. & I will also give a recipe for my favourite Garlic Dip.

Prep time: 10-15 minutes
Cooking time: 15-20 minutes
Serves: 2-3 people

let’s start.

Ingredients:
First Marinate
CHICKEN | चिकन 500 GRAMS (BREAST)
SALT | नमक TO TASTE
KASHMIRI RED CHILLI POWDER | कश्मीरी लाल मिर्च पाउडर 1/2 TSP
LEMON JUICE | नींबू का रस OF 1/2 LEMON
GINGER GARLIC PASTE | अदरक लेहसुन की पेस्ट 1 TBSP
Second Marinade
MUSTARD OIL | सरसों का तेल 1 TBSP
POWDERED SPICES
KASHMIRI RED CHILLI POWDER | कश्मीरी लाल मिर्च पाउडर 1 TBSP
CORIANDER POWDER | धनिया पाउडर 1/2 TSP
CUMIN POWDER | जीरा पाउडर 1/2 TSP
BLACK SALT | काला नमक 1/2 TSP
CHAAT MASALA | चाट मसाला 1/4 TSP
GARAM MASALA | गरम मसाला 1/4 TSP
CARDAMOM POWDER | इलायची पाउडर A PINCH
ROASTED KASURI METHI POWDER | भुनी हुई कसूरी मेथी का पाउडर A PINCH
GINGER GARLIC PASTE | अदरक लेहसुन की पेस्ट 2 TSP
CURD | दही 2 TBSP
Crumbing
REFINED FLOUR | मैदा 250 GRAMS
SALT | नमक TO TASTE
ICE COLD WATER | ठंडा पानी

How to make Tandoori Chicken Strips.

Method:

Cut the chicken breasts into long strips, make sure that you cut the chicken against the grains

Then transfer the chicken strips into a bowl & add salt, Kashmiri red chilli powder, lemon juice & ginger garlic paste, mix well & set it aside to marinate until you make the second marinade. {ACTUALLY, WE ARE MARINATING TWICE]…

LET’S PREPARE FOR THE SECOND MARINATION,
Add the mustard oil & Kashmiri red chilli powder into a bowl, whisk it well then add coriander powder with all the remaining powdered spices, ginger garlic paste & curd, mix it well using a whisk so that no lumps remain.

Further, add the chicken strips & coat it well with the second marinade, you can smoke the chicken using a piece of live charcoal & ghee, cover & let it smoke for 3-4 minutes, this step is optional.

To crumb the chicken, add the refined flour into a large bowl & season it with salt, & along with that you will require a large bowl filled with chilled water.

Add a couple of marinated chicken strips into the flour & coat them well by tossing them around in the flour gently.

Then shake off the excess flour off of them & place them in a sieve, dip the chicken in chilled water for 5-10 seconds, then lift the sieve up & let all the excess water drip off, add the chicken strips back into the flour.

coat them again by mixing & tossing them in the flour gently, this will help you get those perfect & crispy crevices.[baby you have to squeeze and loose your fist in flour to achieve this]

Coat all the chicken strips similarly then fry them in moderately hot oil (170 C) over medium high flame until golden brown & crisp.