Air Fryer Tandoori Chicken _ Tandoori Chicken Drumsticks in Air Fryer

Air fryer .

Tandoori chicken is the easiest and fastest way to make authentic looking and tasting tandoori chicken that is slightly charred on the outside , yet still tender juicy and succulent on the inside .

And for today's recipe , I'm using chicken drumsticks , but of course , you can use chicken legs , chicken wings or even boneless chicken .

And I've already shared recipes for those which I link below .

But today are specifically focus on everything that you need to do to make tandoori chicken in the air fryer , get that jar while still being tender and juicy and not drying out .

So let's get started here .

I have £2 of chicken drumsticks that I have cleaned , discarded the fat and pat it dry , using a paper towel to get rid of any excess liquid .

And as you can see , I've also made some small gashes across the drumsticks so that I can fill it up with marinade later .

So that's just how to prep the chicken .

Then start with making the tenderizer for which in a small bowl or container , take two tablespoons of lemon juice and a teaspoon of salt and mix them together till they are welcomed by apply this to the chicken , ensuring to coat all the pieces well , soaking the chicken in this lemon and salt mix really helps to keep the chicken moist no matter which way you decide to cook the chicken .

Later let the chicken soak in this mix for at least 15 to 20 minutes .

And while the chicken is soaking in this mix , you can start to make the main tandoori masala marina for which in a bowl , take half a cup of yogurt .

Two tablespoons of ginger garlic paste , half a tablespoon of tandoori masala powder , then half a tablespoon each of kaam masala and Coriander powder and half a teaspoon each of cumin and charred masala and 1.5 tablespoon of Kashmiri chili powder .

A tablespoon of Kauri meaty , half a teaspoon of salt , half a tablespoon of corn flour and 1.5 tablespoon of oil then mix everything together to make a smooth paste like marinade .

And as you see , and I've shared in earlier videos , I use more spice powders than just tandoori masala powder to make this marinade because this blend of spices is what I found to work really well together , especially if you're using all store bought masala like I'm using here .

I'm still working on a recipe for a homemade tandoori masala powder that I like enough to use .

Just that with a yogurt salt and oil .

I'll share it when it's ready .

But until then this blend of stored pot .

Masala works really well .

Now , before applying this tandoori masala marinade to the chicken first , clean out all the excess liquid from the tenderizer that we applied to it earlier .

You really don't need all that excess liquid , then apply the tandoori masala marinade to the chicken , ensuring to coat all the pieces well and even filling in some marinade in the gashes made earlier and then let the chicken marinade for at least 4 to 6 hours .

Even better if you can let it marinade overnight or say for 12 to up to 24 hours .

Now to make these tandoori chicken drumsticks in the air fryer first preheat the air fryer at 400 °F when done crease the bottom of the air fryer basket and then place the chicken drumsticks in it and I fry for about 18 to 20 minutes till then ensuring to flip once at the halfway point .

It's best to always check if the chicken is done using something like a meat thermometer .

The internal temperature of the chicken has to be at least 165 °F for it to be done and checking the temperature and turning off the air fryer when it's between 1 65 and 1 70 °F also helps to ensure that the chicken doesn't get overcooked , which more often than not is the reason why the chicken dries out in the air fryer enter as easy as that .

Charred yet succulent and ready in just about 18 to 20 minutes , which is faster than almost any other cooking method you will go with .

However , I feel like I have to share one alternate method using the oven , which is not quite as quick but easy enough and especially helpful if you want to get a bigger patch done in one go , which is usually not possible , at least with a regular sized air fryer for this preheat the oven to 425 °F and line a baking tray with parchment paper or foil to catch the drippings , then place a wire rack in it and grease it , then place the chicken on the wire rack and bake for about 35 to 40 minutes till done .

Ensuring to flip the chicken once at the halfway point and again , always best to check the temperature when done to ensure it's cooked through while not getting overcooked .

And that's it .

Delicious , homemade tandoori chicken drumsticks are ready serve it with some maybe a few lemon veges and a green .

I also sometimes like to Sprinkle a little but that's just personal preference .

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