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Ingredients
- Whole Baby Chicken (skinless) - 1 around 5-6 lbs
- Oil (refined/ olive oil) - 2-3 tbsp
- For Marinate
- Yogurt/ thick curd - 1/2 cup
- Kashmiri red chilli powder - 1 heaped tsp
- Corriander powder - 1 and 1/2 heaped tsp
- Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Kastoori Methi - 1 tsp (optional)
- Food color orange &red - 1/2 tsp
- Lime/ lemon juice - 3 tbsp
- Salt - to taste
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