Baked Tandoori Chicken UK style

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 318.2
  • Total Fat: 4.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 141.1 mg
  • Sodium: 1,369.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 9.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
  • Protein: 58.8 g

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Introduction

There are a lot of Tandoori recipes on site, most requiring grilling or cooking on an open flame. This recipe is easier as it is cooked in the Oven. If you don't own a Tandoori Oven, a regular kitchen oven works just fine. There are a lot of Tandoori recipes on site, most requiring grilling or cooking on an open flame. This recipe is easier as it is cooked in the Oven. If you don't own a Tandoori Oven, a regular kitchen oven works just fine.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    Grated rind of 1 lemon
    6 tbsp lemon juice
    2 level tsp salt
    4 chicken portions, skinned & scored
    1 level tsp coriander
    ½ level tsp paprika
    ¼ level tsp cayenne
    1 level tsp ground ginger
    ½ level tsp cumin
    1 tbsp vinegar
    283g/ 10oz low fat yogurt

Directions

Mix the lemon rind, half the lemon juice & salt together in a bowl & rub into the chicken.
Mix the coriander, garlic, paprika, cayenne, ginger & cumin with the remaining lemon juice in a bowl & stir in the vinegar & yogurt.
Spread this mixture over the chicken; loosely cover with foil, & leave to marinate for at least 2 hours.

Transfer the chicken portions to a baking sheet & bake in a preheated oven at 200C, gas 6 for 15 minutes.
Remove from the oven and baste with the marinade.
Return to the oven, reduce the temperature to 180C, gas 4 and continue to bake for 1 hour or until the chicken is cooked through.

Serve with a light Salad for the perfect Meal
Serves 4

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user IDONOTBELIEVEIT.

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    YUM - 1/29/21