The Big Boys Curry Book

Tandoori Marinade

Whilst his mate works inside, this chap pulls the stitches tight in making this traditional boat

Tandori Marinade. This is the marinade for 450gr meat.

Ingredients

2 tblsp Tandoori Masala
2 tblsp Oil (Mustard oil for preference, but ordinary vegetable oil will do.)
1/2 tspn salt
1/2 lemon juice
2 finely chopped green chillies
2 tspn fresh finely chopped green mint
2 tblspn fresh finely chopped coriander
1 tspn pureed garlic (see glossary for hints on this.)
1 tspn pureed ginger (see glossary for hints on this.)

Method

Mix all the ingredients into a non-metallic bowl and use as directed in the recipe.
For colouring (optional), Beetroot and Annato (Red and Yellow) in a 5:2 ratio or Artificial colouring Red and Sunset Yellow in 5:3 ratio. Remember, put these in when mixing the marinade and use sparingly.

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