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Tandoori chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

Tandoori chicken

12 ingredients 30 min + 15 min Serves 8 openrecipes
Tandoori chicken

This low-fat curried chicken is packed full of flavour. It's quick to cook and the marinade does all the work - who needs takeaways?

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

463
Calories
51g
Protein
19g
Fat
24g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Red Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2

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

  • juice 2 lemons
  • 4 tsp paprika
  • 2 red onions , finely chopped
  • 16 skinless chicken thighs
  • vegetable oil , for brushing
  • 300ml Greek yogurt
  • large piece ginger , grated
  • 4 garlic cloves , crushed
  • ¾ tsp garam masala
  • ¾ tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp chilli powder
  • ¼ tsp turmeric

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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