Grilled Methi(Fenugreek) Chicken is a recipe with slight variation from the regular grilled chicken. The chicken is marinated with dry roasted fenugreek leaves along with other regular ingredients like hung curd and tandoori spices. The taste of this chicken is little different than regular and also fenugreek gives a very nice aroma to the recipe. This is a perfect non-veg starters for you mini parties, family and guests. Kids too love this grilled chicken.
Ingredients
- 5-6 Pieces Chicken drumsticks
- 1/4 cup Hung curd ( thick yogurt)
- 3 tbsp Dry roasted gram flour( besan)
- 3 tbsp Dry roasted methi leaves
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 3 tsp Tandoori masala powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
- 2 tsp Crushed kasoori methi
- 2 tsp Garlic & ginger paste each
- 1/2 tsp Chili powder optional
- 1 lemon juice
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Clean and slit the chicken drumsticks. Wipe extra moisture from chicken with clean kitchen towel. Take 1/2 cup curd in muslin cloth. Tie with rubber band and hang it for 1/2 an hour. Meanwhile, dry roast the gram flour at low heat with 1 tbsp oil. keep aside. Once water comes out from curd, bring it down and remove thick curd from muslin cloth. In a mixing bowl, add chicken, lemon juice, ginger-garlic paste and salt. Rub the chicken with hand very nicely. Once it done, cover and keep it in fridge for 1/2 an hr. For second marination, take the chicken out from fridge and add thick curd( hung curd), turmeric powder, dry roasted methi, kasoori methi, tandoori masala powder, chili powder, dry roasted gram flour, oil and garam masala powder.
- Mix all ingredients very well. Cover it and keep overnight in the fridge. When ready to prepare, take it out from fridge and bring it to room temperature.
- Preheat the oven at 430 degree F. in baking mode. Line baking tray with aluminium foil and grease with little oil. Place the marinated chicken on lined tray.
- Place it in oven on lower rack. Let it grill for 25 minutes or till golden color. Grease some oil on chicken and flip the chicken to other side and grill it for 10-15 minutes. Once it gets golden in color and chicken is cooked. Turn the oven in broil mode. Grill the chicken till golden color from all side.
- Once its done, turn off the oven. Take out grilled chicken from oven and cover grilled chicken with aluminium foil from all side for 10-15 minutes to avoid the dryness in the chicken.
- Serve it hot with mint and coriander chutney as a starter.
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