Tandoori chicken - Quiz
Tandoori chicken
  • 1. What is the primary meat used in tandoori chicken?
A) Chicken
B) Beef
C) Lamb
D) Pork
  • 2. What are the two main ingredients used to marinate the meat in tandoori chicken?
A) Yogurt and spices
B) Vinegar and garlic
C) Milk and herbs
D) Lemon juice and pepper
  • 3. What is a tandoor?
A) A cylindrical clay oven
B) A stone baking hearth
C) A cast iron skillet
D) A metal wood-burning stove
  • 4. How widespread is the popularity of tandoori chicken?
A) Worldwide
B) Popular only in the UK
C) Only in India
D) Limited to South Asia
  • 5. During which historical era is chicken roasted in tandoor-like ovens documented in the Indian subcontinent?
A) Iron Age
B) Industrial Age
C) Bronze Age
D) Stone Age
  • 6. In which civilization is chicken roasted in tandoor-like ovens first documented?
A) Gupta Empire
B) Maurya Empire
C) Mughal Empire
D) Harappan civilisation
  • 7. Roughly how early is tandoor-like oven cooking documented in the Indian subcontinent?
A) 3000 BC
B) AD 1200
C) AD 500
D) 1000 BC
  • 8. Which ancient text records meat being cooked in a kandu oven after being seasoned with black mustard powder and fragrant spices?
A) Sushruta Samhita
B) Mahabharata
C) Rigveda
D) Arthashastra
  • 9. What spice powder was used to season meat in the Sushruta Samhita besides fragrant spices?
A) Fenugreek
B) Cumin
C) Black mustard
D) Coriander
  • 10. In which region did tandoori chicken originate as a dish?
A) Goa
B) Punjab
C) Bengal
D) Kerala
  • 11. When was tandoori chicken popularised at Moti Mahal?
A) In the 1960s
B) In the 1900s
C) In the early 1920s
D) In the late 1940s
  • 12. In which locality of New Delhi was Moti Mahal located?
A) Chandni Chowk
B) Connaught Place
C) Karol Bagh
D) Daryaganj
  • 13. Who were the founders of the Moti Mahal restaurant who popularised tandoori chicken?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru and friends
B) British chefs in Delhi
C) Mokha Singh Lamba and his sons
D) Kundan Lal Jaggi, Kundan Lal Gujral, and Thakur Das Magu
  • 14. What was the background of the founders of Moti Mahal?
A) British expatriates from London
B) Punjabi Hindu migrants from Peshawar
C) Mughal royal court cooks
D) Southern spice merchants
  • 15. What was the name of the small eatery in Peshawar where the founders of Moti Mahal used to work?
A) Kandu House
B) Peshawar Grill
C) Moti Mahal
D) Punjab Tandoor
  • 16. Who owned the small eatery in Peshawar where the Moti Mahal founders previously worked?
A) Kundan Lal Jaggi
B) Thakur Das Magu
C) Mokha Singh Lamba
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • 17. During which decades did the founders work at the eatery in Peshawar?
A) From the 1920s to 1947
B) From 1947 to 1960
C) From 1950 to 1980
D) From 1900 to 1920
  • 18. Who was served tandoori chicken at Moti Mahal, helping popularise it in post-independence India?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Jacqueline Kennedy
D) Lord Mountbatten
  • 19. What became of tandoori chicken at official banquets in post-independence India?
A) It was banned
B) It became a standard offering
C) It was served only to foreign guests
D) It was replaced by vegetarian dishes
  • 20. By which decade did tandoori chicken begin appearing on menus in the United States?
A) By the 1940s
B) By the 1960s
C) By the 1980s
D) By the 1990s
  • 21. Who was reported to have eaten 'chicken tandoori' on a flight from Rome to Bombay in 1962?
A) Queen Elizabeth II
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Jacqueline Kennedy
D) Mokha Singh Lamba
  • 22. In which year did Jacqueline Kennedy eat chicken tandoori on a flight?
A) 1947
B) 1962
C) 1964
D) 1960
  • 23. Which newspaper printed a recipe for tandoori chicken in 1963?
A) Washington Post
B) Los Angeles Times
C) New York Times
D) Chicago Tribune
  • 24. What was the purpose of the tandoori chicken recipe published in the Los Angeles Times in 1963?
A) For hospital patients needing protein
B) For the hostess in search of a fresh idea for a party dinner
C) For army rations during wartime
D) For quick street food preparation
  • 25. What is done to raw chicken parts before they are marinated?
A) They are smoked cold
B) They are skinned
C) They are deep fried
D) They are boiled
  • 26. What is the name of the yogurt used in the marinade?
A) Paneer
B) Lassi
C) Ghee
D) Dahi
  • 27. What is the name of the spice blend used in the chicken marinade?
A) Garam masala
B) Tandoori masala
C) Curry powder
D) Chaat masala
  • 28. Which ingredients are used to season and colour the chicken marinade?
A) Black pepper and white vinegar
B) Cayenne pepper, red chilli powder, Kashmiri red chilli powder, turmeric, or food colouring
C) Saffron and yellow mustard
D) Green chilli, mint, and cilantro
  • 29. How is the marinated chicken placed for cooking in a tandoor?
A) In a clay pot
B) Wrapped in foil
C) On skewers
D) On a wire rack
  • 30. What fuels a tandoor oven to add a smoky flavour to the chicken?
A) Gas or electricity
B) Charcoal or wood
C) Propane or kerosene
D) Dried cow dung
  • 31. At what temperature level is the tandoor oven operated?
A) High temperatures
B) Room temperature
C) Low temperatures
D) Medium temperatures
  • 32. What alternative equipment can be used to cook tandoori chicken if a tandoor is not available?
A) A microwave oven
B) A steam steamer
C) A standard oven using a spit or rotisserie, or over hot charcoal
D) A pressure cooker
  • 33. What is the name for roasted whole chicken cooked in tandoori style?
A) Murgh Kabab Seekhi
B) Kookarh Tandoori
C) Chirga
D) Tandoori Murgh
  • 34. Which whole chicken dish features roast whole chicken with almonds?
A) Tandoori Murgh
B) Chirga
C) Kookarh Tandoori
D) Murghi Bhogar
  • 35. What is Murgh Kabab Seekhi?
A) Chicken in the Bhogar style
B) Whole stuffed chicken on the spit
C) Whole spiced chicken on spit
D) Steamed chicken on spit
  • 36. Which whole chicken dish is steamed on a spit?
A) Murghi Bhogar
B) Tandoori Murgh Massaledarh
C) Chirga
D) Kookarh Tandoori
  • 37. What is Tandoori Murgh Massaledarh?
A) Whole stuffed chicken on the spit
B) Whole spiced chicken on spit
C) Chicken in the Bhogar style
D) Roast whole chicken with almonds
  • 38. What is Murghi Bhogar?
A) Chicken in the Bhogar style
B) Whole spiced chicken on spit
C) Steamed chicken on spit
D) Roast whole chicken
  • 39. How can tandoori chicken be served as a course?
A) Only as a breakfast side
B) Solely as a soup ingredient
C) Only as a dessert
D) As a starter, appetiser, or main course
  • 40. What flatbread is tandoori chicken often served with?
A) Tortilla
B) Pita bread
C) Roti flatbread
D) Naan flatbread
  • 41. What popular dish uses tandoori chicken as the base for a cream-based curry?
A) Chicken korma
B) Butter chicken
C) Chicken vindaloo
D) Chicken tikka masala
  • 42. What well-known derivative of tandoori chicken is commonly found in Indian restaurants worldwide?
A) Chicken 65
B) Chicken soup
C) Chicken tikka
D) Chicken biryani
  • 43. Which dish, popularised in Britain, is a derivative of chicken tikka?
A) Jalfrezi
B) Butter chicken
C) Chicken tikka masala
D) Vindaloo
  • 44. What type of marinade do nearly all derivatives of tandoori chicken begin with?
A) An oil and soy sauce marinade
B) A wine and herb marinade
C) A milk and vinegar marinade
D) A yogurt and citrus-based marinade
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