For 3-4 people
3 lemons
1 tablespoon of mustard seeds
¾ tablespoon of fenugreek seeds
1 tablespoon of coriander seeds
1 white onion
1 handful of cilantro stalks (diced)
1 ½ inches of ginger root, diced
1 thai red chilli
swad tandoori paste, I bought this at the patel brothers in Jackson heights
2- 3 chicken breasts
6 fresh tomatoes (diced) or 1 can of diced tomatoes
2-3 cups of yogurt
6 dried chillies
1-2 pieces of cinnamon bark
1 table spoon Cayenne Pepper
1 table spoon Tumeric Powder
1 tea spoon Garam Masala
1 tea spoon Cumin
1 tea spoon paprika
1 table spoon Curry powder
Steps
Prepare the chicken breasts by cutting them into cubes and soaking them for an hour in lemon juice (3 lemons).
After the hour remove the chicken from the lemon juice.
Rub the cubes with swad tandoori spice which gives the chicken its bright orange color, It will look magenta on the chicken but will change color when you cook it later with the other ingredients.
Dice the onion, ginger, chilli, cilantro stalks and garlic and mix them together in a bowl.
Mix the Cayenne pepper, Tumeric powder, garam masala, cumin, paprika,spices in a bowl.
In a large pot sautee fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds and coriander seeds until you hear the seeds popping.
When the seeds start popping add the mixture of diced onion, chilli, garlic, cilantro stalks and ginger and sauté this until the onion becomes soft and clear.
Add your mixture of spices, garam masala powder, red curry powder, tumeric powder, cayenne pepper, cumin powder. Stir quickly and throw in your chopped tomatoes and lower the temperature. You don’t want to fry the spices with the onion for too long because they will burn.
Stir the tomatoes in with the rest and add yogurt then add the chicken, 1 -2 pieces of cinnamon bark and 3-4 dry chillies.
Let the mixture simmer for 10 minutes and then lower the heat and let it cook for a further 15 minutes.
Remove from the heat and let it marinate for 4-6 hours if possible let it marinate over night.
After the chicken has marinated skewer it and grill it over coals
