Tandoori Chicken Ranks Among World's Best Grilled Chicken

Tandoori Chicken, an Indian grilled chicken delicacy created after marinated in yoghurt, and local spices, has found a place among world's best grilled chicken dishes, according to TasteAtlas. This juicy, meaty delicacy popularised by restaurants of Delhi finds its roots in Persia.

While crown of India's grilled chicken ranks 19th, how it became a hot selling items in streets of Delhi, and Lahore can be credited to Persian noms. se travellers would gig up pits, and make use of heat generated by clay ovens to gill ir meat.

Just like noms, ir cooking techniques also me its way to Central Asia, specifically  through norrn India. Amidst dairy farms, and wheat fields of Punjab, tandoor, considered a cooking vessel, assumed a new character. chefs in those days experimented with chicken by mixing yoghurt, locally favoured spices, which were later marinated in dahi mixed with coriander, and cumin.

Tandoori Chicken Version That Won 'Dilwalon Ki Dilli'

Delhi's Daryaganj, situated near Red Fort, was where gujral's take on tandoori chicken won hearts of every grilled chicken lover. Moti Mahal heightened flavours of this dish, marinating chicken in yoghurt spiced with an earthy symphony of Punjabi flavours and baking it in clay oven until it emerged scarlet, smoky, and crisp. Gujral’s tandoori chicken h found entry into India’s culinary masterpieces by finding a delicate balance between tritional taste, yearning for modern twist.