Marinate Chicken Recipe: Even after making chicken, if it doesn’t taste like the market at home, then maybe your marination is not correct? Today we will tell you the right way to marinate chicken…
Juicy Chicken Marination Tips: Chicken does not have any flavor of its own, hence marinating it before making it is very important. This adds flavor to the chicken and makes it soft, tender and juicy. But it is important to have the right method of marinating. If marination is not done properly, the chicken may appear dry or soggy and tasteless. So today let us tell you the right way to marinate chicken, how to make chicken juicy, soft and tasty…
The right way to marinate chicken
Chicken Before marinating, wash the chicken thoroughly with water 2 to 3 times. After this drain out all the water. If there is even a little water in the chicken, the marination will not stick properly. For this, you can use a kitchen towel and tap the chicken dry.
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Double marination of chicken is necessary
To marinate chicken, it is very important to make two marinations. First of all, add one to two teaspoons of lemon juice and half a teaspoon of salt and massage the chicken thoroughly and leave it for 15 to 20 minutes. Due to this, the smell of chicken goes away and the meat becomes tender i.e. soft.
How to make second marination of chicken
To make the second marination of chicken, you will need hung curd. Add ginger garlic paste, turmeric, red chilli powder, coriander powder, mustard oil and salt as per taste. If desired, add Kasuri Methi and lemon juice on top. This will double the taste. Mix the prepared marinade well and add it to the chicken. Massage it well with hands and keep it covered for half to 1 hour. This allows the flavor of marination to penetrate deep inside.
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Different types of marination for chicken
- If you want to make fried chicken, then prepare marinade for it with cornflour, eggs and spices.
- Curd marination with mustard oil is best for tandoori chicken.
- Prepare marinade of curd, whole spices and mint for biryani.
- For gravy chicken, you can prepare a marinade of curd, onion paste, ginger-garlic and spices.