Quote from: littlechilie on April 23, 2015, 08:02 AM

This was a tip I picked up and have put in to practice at home,for size I use one chicken breast cut in two, then skewed.
This will give a slight charred but juicy and tender tandoor chicken breast

Getting it right is the hard part and I use a grill.
;D

LC.   

Hi LC

Thanks.  That's what I did yesterday and it worked perfectly.  The chicken was very soft and succulent.  Here's a pic of before and after......

Quote from: Gav Iscon on April 22, 2015, 05:51 PM
Hmmmhp Boys and their toys...Looks great Stu. How you finding the gas?

And the hanger idea is good. I need to make some of the rods for when i have a big batch to cook.

I've discovered I have a medium output regulator but don't think I can upgrade cos the Tandoor is too small!   So I'll have to put up with slowish cook times!  Or I'll have to go back to putting smaller pieces of meat on the skewer.... After all, I do have a domestic Tandoor, not commercial.   Also I can only have the gas on or off, If I try to regulate the flame just goes out.

What's happening with the gas your end?  Have you got the opposite problem?

Stu

Quote from: fried on April 22, 2015, 06:33 PM

Quote from: Stu-pot on April 22, 2015, 06:12 PM

Please note: THE FLAVOUR WHEN USING GAS IS NO DIFFERENT TO USING CHARCOAL!  ALSO: THE FLAVOUR OF THE TIKKA IS BETTER IN THE TANDOOR THAN WHEN I GRILL OR OVEN COOK IT!

Only an idiot would say otherwise.
I grill my chicken, finish it off with a blow torch, but I have no choice I live in a Parisian appartment... I do have a balcony, but the missus is having none of it

It's passable but nowhere near as good as the real thing, especially if it's not in a curry.

Hi Fried.

Nothing wrong with a blow torch mate...   If you get over to London this summer just look me up/drop a note and come over to my garden, you can use my Tandoor as much as you like....  We will have a right ol cook up and a laugh!

Stu

Quote from: Naga on April 22, 2015, 06:28 PM
Interesting timings, Stu.

I cook my tikka-marinated half chicken breasts over a standard Weber kettle BBQ and I give them 4 minutes before turning them and giving them another 4 mins. Actually, those timings are just the same as when I cooked them under the cooker grill in times past. The only difference is that the meat was right up at the flame under the grill, whereas the meat is probably 6 inches or so above the coals.

I didn't consider that the tandoor method might take longer, but it just goes to show that there's more than one way to achieve the same outcome.

As long as it tastes good - that's all that matters to me. Vive la difference !

Hi Naga

Yeah mate.  Those Kettle Webbers give a great result and in quicker time than a gas Tandoor.  I've got a gas Webber and a Kettle charcoal type.  The charcoal is faster but doesn't  keep the meat as moist & soft as the Tandoor but the flavours there...

Saying all that, if I crank up the coals in the Tandoor By using a 'chimney starter' it'll get very hot, too hot.  For example a Naan will be totally burnt in 15 seconds but the middle still very doughy!

Heyho... Enjoy mate

I find using gas with a clay Tandoor is not getting as hot as charcoal.  Those Chicken pieces on the skewers are large, half of a large (trimmed) breast cut down the middle.  They took 22 mins to cook.   If I had used charcoal they would have cooked in 16 mins BUT by the time I would have put the second or third patch in, the coals would be cooling off too much so I'd have had to wait an hour for the next batch of coals to be ready to cook on unless I drip feed with new coals but I don't like to do that!

All in all I'm happy with the consistency & speed of using gas.

Please note: THE FLAVOUR WHEN USING GAS IS NO DIFFERENT TO USING CHARCOAL!  ALSO: THE FLAVOUR OF THE TIKKA IS BETTER IN THE TANDOOR THAN WHEN I GRILL OR OVEN COOK IT!

Hello Metal Mickey.  ;D ;D ;D

Good to know I wasn't the only one in the garden this afternoon.  I can see you will be out there quite a bit over next few months...  Good luck with your journey.

If you need something to hang up your Tandoor rods, then I found the following this morning in Lidl's.  I paid

Quote from: George on April 22, 2015, 09:07 AM

Quote from: Stu-pot on April 21, 2015, 10:55 PMThere's nothing like the flavour from a Tandoor!   If you can imagine making one of Chewy's Jhal Frezi's to perfection using pre-cooked Chicken, then using Tandoori Chicken Tikka and also cooking to perfection....  Well...  Its another world again.

You would say that, wouldn't you! Anyone who has invested

Quote from: littlechilie on April 21, 2015, 11:23 AM
Aluminum Omelette Pan with Wooden Handle

Try here.

http://www.chefline.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1760

Welcome to the forum Claire.
LC

Hi Littlechilie.   I'm surprised and happy at their low prices....  Good find.  I'll save that.    Thank you.

Hi Gav.     Good to hear you're in the Tandoori club.  You've got a great summer ahead.!  There's nothing like the flavour from a Tandoor!   If you can imagine making one of Chewy's Jhal Frezi's to perfection using pre-cooked Chicken, then using Tandoori Chicken Tikka and also cooking to perfection....  Well...  Its another world again.... Enjoy.   

I could eat that @ 06.00 for breakfast... Yum...