Can I cook my tandoori chicken in the marinade for a sauce?
I'm cooking tandoori chicken and I was wondering if I can cook the chicken in the marinade to make a sauce.
Marinade:
- 300ml Greek yogurt
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Masala seasoning
- Turmeric
- Cumin
Best Answer
Since the original question was edited ...
If the chicken is cooked with the marinade, then yes you can use it as a sauce.
----- old answer
Probably not.
You will need to cook down the yogurt based marinade to remove risk of contamination and I'm not certain how well the marinade will hold when cooked.
I'd try it.
If it fails, you could just make a fresh batch of "marinade" and use it as a sauce.
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