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