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Tandoori breast of pigeon, black lentils, kachumber salad and naan bread
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Tandoori breast of pigeon, black lentils, kachumber salad and naan bread

39 ingredients 2 hr + 1 hr Serves 2 openrecipes

Get the taste of authentic tandoori kebabs at home – delish with spicy lentils and homemade naan bread.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1233
Calories
41g
Protein
47g
Fat
167g
Carbs

Counts 17 of 21 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lentil 1/2 cup cooked (99g) 115
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Fenugreek not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 250g/9oz black gram urad lentils
  • 2½ litres/4½ pints water
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp garlic
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1½ tsp red chilli powder
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • 150g/5oz slightly salted butter
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp ground dried fenugreek
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • 50ml/2fl oz single cream
  • 35g/1¼oz sugar
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • 400ml/14fl oz full-fat milk
  • 750g/1lb 11oz plain flour
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 50ml/2fl oz vegetable oil
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander and garlic
  • 2 tbsp black onion seeds
  • 3 tbsp melted butter
  • 2 pigeon
  • 2 tsp ginger- garlic
  • 1/3 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
  • ½ lemon
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 4 cloves
  • 1 tbsp yoghurt
  • 1 pinch sugar
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 15cm/6in piece cucumber
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 red onion
  • ½ lemon
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch sugar

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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