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Tandoori style chicken with basmati rice and mint ratia

Tandoori chicken gets its name from the oven in which it is traditionally prepared. It is a bell-shaped oven made out of tandoor clay. This oven is also used to make the traditional naan bread. Chicken thighs are marinated in a mixture of yogurt, lemon juice and spices, and the meat is cut to the bone in several places to help the sauce penetrate and the chicken cooks faster. Meal rich in proteins and antioxidants.

Recipe Details

Cooking step by step

The oven:

Pre-heat the oven to 225ºC, heat above and below.

The rice:

Put rice, water and a pinch of salt in a pot. (2 cups of water for each cup of rice)
Bring to a boil and lower the heat to a minimum.
Boil covered 15 min until the rice has absorbed the water.
Set aside with the lid on.

Prepare the ingredients:

Chop garlic, mint leaves and ginger.
Squeeze the lemon

The Tandoori mix:

Heat a dash of oil in a pan. Add spice mix. Sauté for a moment, it should not get burnt.
Remove from heat and mix with half the yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, ginger and pepper.

The chicken:

Make 3-4 cuts, to the bone, on each chicken leg.
Soak each thigh with the Tandoori mix.
Bake 30 min approx. util cooked through.

Mint ratia:

Mix cumin, rest of yogurt, mint and season with salt and pepper.
Serve the chicken with basmati rice and mint ratia.

Cooking
step by step

The oven:

Pre-heat the oven to 225ºC, heat above and below.

The rice:

Prepare the ingredients:

Chop garlic, mint leaves and ginger.
Squeeze the lemon.

The Tandoori mix:

Heat a dash of oil in a pan. Add spice mix. Sauté for a moment, it should not get burnt.
Remove from heat and mix with half the yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, ginger and pepper.

The chicken:

Make 3-4 cuts, to the bone, on each chicken leg.
Soak each thigh with the Tandoori mix.
Bake 30 min approx. util cooked through.

Mint ratia:

Mix cumin, rest of yogurt, mint and season with salt and pepper.
Serve the chicken with basmati rice and mint ratia.

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Calories	179,9 Kcal
Fat	9,5 g
of which saturated fat	3,2 g
Carbohydrates	5,7 g
of which sugar	1,1 g
Proteins	16,5 g
Salt	0 g

Calories	179,9 Kcal
Fat	9,5 g
of which saturated fat	3,2 g
Carbohydrates	5,7 g
of which sugar	1,1 g
Proteins	16,5 g
Salt	0 g

Tandoori style chicken with basmati rice and mint ratia

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Preparation time

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Ingredients

Necessary utensils

Nutritional information (every 100 grams)

Cooking step by step

The oven:

The rice:

Prepare the ingredients:

The Tandoori mix:

The chicken:

Mint ratia:

Cooking
step by step

The oven:

The rice:

Prepare the ingredients:

The Tandoori mix:

The chicken:

Mint ratia:

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