_Ed_ Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Day 2 of KK cooking - thought we'd try some tandoori to take advantage of all the space available in the KK relative to other cookers. Turned out very nicely - the skewers sat nicely above the fire, all contained, temperature rock solid at 250C. Served with naan, kachumber, tandoori mushrooms and mint raita. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Nicely done. Love the pink flamingo glass, too! Do you have a good recipe for the tandoori? Would you mind sharing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted June 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Thanks! The flamingo glass belongs to the little man! his favourite, currently. Recipe is pretty simple, tbh, but a bit time consuming. Cut a small chicken (c. 850g / 1.75lb) into quarters, remove skin, and slash surface of each piece to let marinades penetrate. Then 2 marinades: 1. Marinade 1: 6 cloves garlic, equal amount ginger, 1tsp kashmiri chilli powder, salt to 1.5% of weight of chicken. Whizzed up into a paste. Add some vegetable oil if too thick, and then rub into the chicken pieces. Leave this for a couple of hours. It's both flavouring and a brine. 2. Marinade 2: 1 bay leaf, 2 cloves, 4 green cardamom pods, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, pinch of salt, 1 tbsp black peppercorns, 2 dried red chillies, 150g natural yoghurt, juice of a lemon. [optional: 1/2 tsp caraway seeds, 1/2tsp mace]. Grind dry spices to a powder, then add the yoghurt and lemon juice and whizz up. Add Marinade 2 to the chicken (don't take off marinade one) and leave it for 4-6 hours (not too much longer as the yoghurt can make the chicken sort of chalky if over marinated). Preheat the KK to 250C. Thread the chicken onto the skewers - long flat skewers are best. Rest for five mins to allow excess marinade to drip off. Then place over the fire for five minutes, then turn and cook for another five minutes. Take off the fire for 5 mins to rest and allow temp to cool down a bit, and then baste with butter or oil, and add back to the fire for another 5 mins on either side, or until singed in places. Because of the brine and the yoghurt, it's quite difficult to dry this out, and it is worth taking it a bit higher than you might usually (I normally take chicken breast to 62C or so, but with this one I am ok at 68C, as the char adds great flavour). Rest for five mins, then serve with wedges of lemon... Of course, you can always do this on the grates if the skewer route does not appeal. Oil them well, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Thanks for the recipes. Never seen it done in 2 steps before. Will definitely be trying this one, as Tandoori chicken is a favorite, especially wings! Tell the little guy, I heartily approve of the Pink Flamingo cup. I do a charity dinner periodically, where the theme is Pink Flamingos. I have just about everything from tablecloths, napkins, glasses, plates, S&P shakers, decorations, you name it. Here's a picture from a previous one. Those are a couple of the guests in the picture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted June 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 that's excellent! I'll show the photo to him tomorrow - he'll love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Ed, that chicken looks beautiful.:) Nicely done. Tony, looks like a great time for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeramicChef Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 @_Ed_ - wow, that's just some really nice chicken and the recipes sound delicious! My pastor is a priest from India and he's coming to dinner in a couple of weeks. You've just inspired me as to what to cook. Thanks! Congrats on a very nice cook! And I LOVE pink flamingos! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 That's a great idea the chicken looks marvelous looks like everyone had a good time Outback Kamado Bar and Grill ♨ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyfish Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Chicken looks great and thanks for the recipe. @tony b everything is coming up pink flamingos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosco Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 great use of the KKs depth with that cook. Great looking second cook... what is going on for number 3 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skreef Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Look like a very nice dinner party. Beautiful table and the skewer chicken looks great. Mrs. Reef's Bistro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skreef Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 @_Ed_ - wow, that's just some really nice chicken and the recipes sound delicious! My pastor is a priest from India and he's coming to dinner in a couple of weeks. You've just inspired me as to what to cook. Thanks! Congrats on a very nice cook! And I LOVE pink flamingos! My priest was from Ireland. Great man. Mrs. Reef's Bistro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeramicChef Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Susan - today is our Pastor's 51 birthday. BIG party at the church this evening. Fajitas is the main course at the request of Fr. Prakash. Whoever suspected that a priest from India living in central Oklahoam would want Mexican food for his birthday dinner! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skreef Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Susan - today is our Pastor's 51 birthday. BIG party at the church this evening. Fajitas is the main course at the request of Fr. Prakash. Whoever suspected that a priest from India living in central Oklahoam would want Mexican food for his birthday dinner! That is funny. Hope you all have a great time. Mrs. Reef's Bistro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syzygies Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 I restored the lost pictures for my tandoori chicken recipe, an ancient post (look at my primitive cooker): Tandoori Chicken 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 I was too busy looking at the chicken and didn't notice the cooker.:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeramicChef Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 @Syzygies - that is a wonderfUl looking chicken cook. I really appreciate your taking time to track down your original post. Thanks for that. Very interesting read and I appreciate the recipe. I'm going to give that a try. Kudos to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Well done, Syz. I also did Tandoori chicken tonight. I cheated. Did Ed's Marinade #1, but for #2, I used Penzey's Tandoori spice blend with Greek yogurt and lime juice. Didn't have the kashmiri chili powder, so I used Gochugaru (Korean pepper), has a bit more kick, but has a bright red color (HIgh ASTA). Like the way it came out. Sorry, no pics, as I was a bit rushed to get dinner done tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skreef Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 What is Tandoori? Is that Indian(India). Looks and sounds good. Mrs. Reef's Bistro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 It's actually the name (tandoor) for the clay pot/oven that Indian food is traditionally cooked in. But, one of the more popular chicken dishes goes by the same name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
