Supercharge Your Metabolism With Spicy Tandoori Chicken
Finding foods we can truly enjoy that make us feel full and are low in calories is definitely important. Avoiding fast foods, sweets and sugary sodas is essential if we wish to stay at a healthy weight and keep our metabolism running properly. There is so much temptation to make unhealthy eating choices and so few delicious healthy alternatives. My favorite healthy food I actually enjoy is tandoori chicken.
Tandoori chicken is cooked at high temperatures in a tandoor oven. Tandoor ovens are made of clay and can cook with extreme heats up to 900 degrees F. The tandoor oven produces a very unique and special flavor, which is attributed to the juices of the chicken dropping down on the hot coals. This creates a delicious flavored smoke that will make your taste buds very happy. Tandoori food is often considered the culinary pride of the Indian people and the reasons for this are obvious. It is truly delicious!
It can be safely assumed that tandoori chicken will be a very popular dish to serve at any gathering. It also makes for an ideal snack. When you discover that tandoori chicken is like rocket fuel for your metabolism and actually low in calories and fat, you will get addicted to the succulent and spicy tandoori chicken. When preparing the popular Indian dish you can take pride in knowing you’re eating healthy and satisfying your hunger as well.
Every traditional tandoori chicken dish is marinated in a special spicy yogurt. In a large bowl, add 1 cup of yogurt and your tandoori chicken spice. To make traditional tandoori chicken, you want to season your yogurt marinade with tandoori masala spices. The spices will make the food hot and spicy, and in the United States a milder less spicy marinade is often used.
Next you will want to clean your chicken pieces by rinsing them off. Use a fork and punch holes into the chicken pieces. This will make the chicken very tender and allow the marinade to set into the chicken pieces. Place your chicken pieces in a large plastic bag, and pour in your marinade. It is definitely a good idea to let the chicken marinate in the refrigerator overnight, but if you don’t have that much time 4 or 5 hours should be enough time to let the chicken absorb the delicious marinade. Make sure the chicken is sealed air tight in the refrigerator.
When you make the flavorful and succulent tandoori chicken be sure to prepare enough so that you have some left over. With this left over tandoori chicken you can create amazing low calorie snacks or meals. Try reheating your tandoori chicken and enjoying it over whole grain rice or vegetables. Make a sandwich with whole wheat bread and lettuce. You can do so much with left over tandoori chicken and it is all healthy and good for your metabolism!
When cooking tandoori chicken it is best to use a clay tandoor oven. If you want to use quality tandoor ovens, check out Ron Levy’s website. He makes high quality tandoori ovens that will make delicious tandoori chicken.
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