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Tandoori roast chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

Tandoori roast chicken

13 ingredients 15 min Serves 4 - 6 openrecipes
Tandoori roast chicken

Serve this Indian spiced bird with rice, potatoes and vegetables for an alternative roast dinner

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

655
Calories
55g
Protein
32g
Fat
40g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Coriander 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

  • 1.8kg chicken
  • 2 onions , thickly sliced
  • 1 lemon , halved
  • thumb-sized piece ginger , peeled and thickly sliced
  • 400g can coconut milk
  • small bunch coriander , roughly chopped
  • 150ml pot natural yogurt
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • juice 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp each hot chilli powder, turmeric, ground coriander, ground cumin, garam masala and ground cinnamon
  • 6 garlic cloves , whizzed to a paste with the ginger
  • ½ finger-length piece ginger , whizzed to a paste with the garlic
  • few drops red food colouring (optional)

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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