How to make Spicy Chicken Legs - Chicken legs marinated with a spicy red chilli mixture and baked.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Chicken legs (चिकन टंगड़ी), Dried red chillies (सूखी लाल मिर्च )
Cuisine : Fusion
Course : Snacks and Starters
Spicy Chicken Legs Recipe Card
Hindi: murgh
Be a kid or a teenage or an adult or an oldie, chicken lovers trend all over the world at all times! One meat that is a favourite of all beyond belief! When cooked, it can be presented in many guises. Sauté it, fry it, toss it, bake it, steam it – eat it the way you want to. Whatever its form may be upon being cooked, its flavour may change but its flesh remains high in protein, low in fat and can be digested easily.
For more recipes related to Spicy Chicken Legs checkout Tangdi Kabab Microwave, Chicken Kalmi Kabab, Caramelized Pepper Chicken, Pulled Chicken Burger . You can also find more Snacks and Starters recipes like Sour Cream, Matar Ke Cutlet, Teen Dal Ke Dahi Bhalle, Stuffed Onion Rings.
Prep Time : 41-50 minutes
Cook time : 16-20 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Spicy Chicken Legs Recipe
Chicken legs 4
Dried red chillies soaked ½ cup
Lemon juice 2 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Crushed black peppercorns 1 teaspoon
Onion 1 medium
Garlic cloves 6-8
Tomato ketchup 2 tablespoons
Oil 1 tablespoon + for greasing
Method
Step 1
Make incisions on the chicken leg pieces and place them in a bowl.Add 1 tablespoon lemon juice, salt and a little crushed black pepper, mix well and set aside to marinate for 5-10 minutes.
Step 2
Roughly chop onion and put into a grinder jar. Add garlic and red chillies. Grind to a coarse paste.
Step 3
Add remaining lemon juice, salt, remaining crushed peppercorns and tomato ketchup and grind again.
Step 4
Add the ground paste to chicken and mix well. Set aside to marinate for 30-40 minutes.
Step 5
Preheat oven at 180ºC. Grease a baking tray with oil.
Step 6
Heat oil in a non-stick pan and place chicken legs on it.Cook on high heat for 2 minutes on each side.
Step 7
Place the seared chicken legs on the greased baking tray. Place the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 15-18 minutes.
Step 8
Serve hot.
