A PERFECT HOMEMADE INDIAN MEAL

Tandoori Chicken
Ingredients:

1. Vegetable Oil 2 TB; Garlic 6 clove; Minced ginger 2 TB

2. Ground Cumin 2 tsp; Chili Powder 2 tsp; Garam Marsala 2 tsb

3. Lime Juice 4 Tb; Plain Yogurt 1 cup

4. Lime Juice 2 TB; 2 tsb salt

5. Skinless Chicken with bone 3 lbs

Process

1. Heat oil on medium heat, add garlic and ginger and cook for about 1 minute

2. Add mix#2, cook for a minute

3. Divide above mix into two, Bowl A. add mix#3 and set aside; Bowl B. add mix#4, rub on chicken, marinate for 30 minutes; make some cuts on chicken

4. Preheat Oven to 325-350F

5. Dip chicken in Bowl A, evenly lay on wired rack over on baking pan, bake for 25 minutes, until the thermometer reaches 125/130 inside chicken breast / leg

6. Flip over chicken, broil for 8 minutes, until the thermometer reaches 165/170 for chicken breast / leg.


Rice Pilaf

Ingredients:

1. Long grain rice 1-1/2 cup

2. Unsalted butter 3 TB / Veggie Oil 3 TB for healthier recipe

3. 1 Minced Small Onion

4. Salt 1-1/2 tsb

5. Water or chicken broth 2-1/4 cup (water to rice ratio: 1.5:1)

Process:

1. Heat oil or butter on medium heat, minced onion cook for 4 minutes until onion is soft

2. Add rice, well coated with oil until rice is almost transparent

3. Add water or broth, cook for about 16-18 minutes until rice is soft and water is well absorbed