Authentic Tandoori Chicken

                                I had the best experience of my life on my last night trip to India which was by the way really short since I had to go to school today. I was so hungry by the time that I had to eat a chicken that I found on my way. It was cooked into the mouth watering Tandoori chicken. It consists of salt, onion, lemon, garam masala, cilantro, plain yogurt, clove garlic, cayenne pepper and ginger root. However, I had to wait 1 hour until it was done cooked which was not good at all. But the waiting was worth it because the dish tasted amazing.

                                During the wait, I thought about the Columbian Exchange Food Extra Credit we did in class. I realized that many of the ingredients used in this dish have traveled between the Americas and to Europe. The chicken is from the Old to New World. Onions, salt and lemon are from old to new. Pepper was from new to old. Lemons' origin was said to be from Asia and it was distributed by the Arabs in the Mediterranean region. The origin of onions is from Central Asia and chicken is from Southeast Asia. Thanks to ships, any kind of food can be eaten anywhere!

               

Tandoori chicken

 

-Hima Velaga