Healthy & delicious air-fried tandoori chicken…
Tandoori chicken that’s air fried in the Instant Pot Duo crisp Air fryer. Succulent, aromatic, flavorful & delicious tandoori chicken. I’ve made an easy homemade marinade, spread it all over the chicken & marinated for a few hours. Air fried in the Instant Pot air fryer for 35 minutes. The chicken turned out perfect, slightly crispy & browned outside & juicy inside.
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Healthy Air Fried Tandoori Chicken | Instant Pot Duo Crisp Air Fryer Chicken Recipes
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Author: Thasneen
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
For making the marinade
- Kashmiri chili powder- 1 tbsp
- Regular Chili powder- 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
- Coriander powder- 1 tbsp
- Cumin powder- 1 tsp
- Garam masala- 1 tsp
- Ground black pepper- ½ tsp
- Salt- 2 tsp
- Yogurt- 3 tbsp
- Lemon juice- 1 tbsp
- Ginger-garlic paste- 1 tbsp
- Fresh Mint, chopped- 1 tbsp
- Cilantro, chopped- 1 tbsp
Other ingredients
- Chicken leg-thigh pieces- 3 to 6
- Oil- to spread over the chicken
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine all the spices & ingredients for making the marinade, make into a smooth paste.
- I've taken chicken leg-thigh pieces.
- Add lines over the meat.
- Spread the marinade all over the chicken.
- Let marinate for 2 hours or overnight the better.
- I've used Instant Pot Duo crisp + Air fryer.
- Place the stainless steel pot in the main pot.
- Place the air fryer basket in the stainless steel pot.
- Place the broil tray (that came with the Instant Pot) on the air fryer basket.
- Grease the broil tray with oil.
- Place the marinated chicken on the tray.
- Spread some oil over the chicken.
- Close with the air fryer lid.
- Select air fry, Temp should be 400 F, total air frying time should be 35 minutes.
- First, let's air fry for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes of air frying, open the lid & spread some oil over the chicken.
- Close with the lid & air fry for another 15 minutes.
- After 35 minutes of air frying, open the lid.
- Transfer the chicken to a plate.
- Garnish with sliced onions & lemon.
- Drizzle some freshly squeezed lemon juice & enjoy.
- You can also drizzle 1 to 2 tsp of white vinegar, will give a nice kick to this tandoori chicken.
