India's delicacy

Tandoori Chicken


Tandoori Chicken is a very popular dish in most of the Asian Countries like Malaysia, India, Singapore... you name it.

This recipe consists of roasted chicken prepared with yogurt and spices. Tandoori chicken is a spicy dish originates from India.  Its popularity however, expanded across India in more recent times.  Just before the partition of India, there was a man called Kundan Lal Gujral who ran a restaurant called Moti Mahal in Peshawar. In order to keep the customers interested, he added a touch of variety to the menu card, he started to cook the chicken in ovens and served them red hot on the plate. The customers who visited the shop were delighted by the new preparation and welcomed its arrival. Later on, he moved to Delhi and his restaurant attained enormous popularity. Even, the first Prime Minister of India, Mr Nehru was greatly impressed by this Tandoori Chicken delicacy. 

Tandoori chicken usually goes with dishes like Nasi Lemak and Roti (bread) Naan. 

In nasi lemak (Coconut rice), tandoori chicken is placed by the side of the rice together with sambal, some tomatoes, cucumbers,  deep fried anchovies and peanuts.

This perfectly grilled chicken is crispy on the outside and tender in the inside. Despite it being spicy, it's still tolerable and it's just nice to the taste. It's a really special dish and not to mention, very delicious.