I seen this on TV, it was an SBS show called Food Safari which is hosted by Maeve O'Meara. The recipe was made by Nighat Hassan a Pakistani chef and she used an outdoors Pakistani oven but I made it on a regular oven. Nighat made it look so simple and it is, I marinated mine for two days and the flavours really enhanced, we served it with steam rice, a large dollop of yoghurt with a sprinkle of cumin powder, tomatoes and lettuce salad with a mint leaf to garnish, but the chef suggested a Pakistani Mint Sauce. We found eating the chicken with the yoghurt enhanced the flavours more. Please note: Marinating time is not included. Enjoy

Posted on: Jan 15, 2008

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Ingredients

1 kg chicken thighs

200 g natural yoghurt

1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated finely

1 tablespoon garlic, grated finely

1 tablespoon tandoori paste

1/2 teaspoon tandoori color powder (food colouring, if available)

2 teaspoons cumin seed, ground

2 teaspoons ground coriander

1 teaspoon garam masala

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon chili powder

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

Directions

1
In a large bowl, add yoghurt, ginger, garlic, tandoori paste, food colour, cumin, coriander, garam masala, salt, chilli and turmeric bowl and mix well.
2
Once completely mixed, rub mixture into chicken covering all the chicken.
3
Seal chicken in the bowl with cling wrap or zip lock bag and marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours or up to two days.
4
Pre-heat the oven to it's highest setting and bake chicken for 20 minutes.
5
After 20 minutes reduce the oven heat to 120oC/248oF and cook until tender.
6
Serve with steam rice, salad and plain yoghurt.

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From: Maito

On Feb 9, 2008

I really liked this recipe. I used chicken breasts and skipped the food coloring. It was very flavorful and a bit spicy — well enjoyed.

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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (312g) Recipe makes 4 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: tandoori paste tandoori color powder
Calories 570
Calories from Fat 362		(63%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 40.3g	61%
	Saturated Fat 12.1g	60%
	Monounsaturated Fat 17.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 8.6g
	Trans Fat 0.6g
Cholesterol 216mg		72%
Sodium 1091mg		45%
Potassium 615mg		17%
Total Carbohydrate 4.6g		1%
	Dietary Fiber 0.7g	2%
	Sugars 2.4g
Protein 45.4g		90%
Vitamin A 531mcg		10%
Vitamin B6 0.7mg		36%
Vitamin B12 0.9mcg		15%
Vitamin C 7mg		12%
Vitamin E 1mcg		4%
Calcium 107mg		10%
Iron 3mg		19%
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