Ingredients
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 cups Aarti's Tandoori Marinade, recipe follows, divided
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 4 cups mixed salad greens
- Olive oil, to taste
- Lemon juice, to taste
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Aarti's Tandoori Marinade:
- 2 chiles de arbol
- 3 tablespoons fenugreek seeds
- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
- 5 cloves
- Seeds from 4 green cardamom pods
- Seeds from 1 black cardamom pod
- 3 tablespoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 8 cloves garlic
- 1 (2-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled
- 4 cups plain yogurt (recommended: full fat)
- 1/2 cup peanut oil
- Juice of 2 limes
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Toss the chicken breasts in 1 cup tandoori marinade. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or up to overnight.
In a saute pan, heat the vegetable oil, and cook the chicken for about 7 minutes per side, until cooked through. Alternately, you can also grill the chicken. Remove the chicken from the pan and pour the remaining 1 cup of marinade into the pan and bring to a gentle simmer. Stir in the honey and turn off the heat. Toss the salad greens with some olive oil, a squirt of lemon juice and salt, and pepper, to taste. Serve each chicken breast over a bed of greens and top with the heated tandoori sauce.
To make the Marinade:
Put the chiles, fenugreek seeds, coriander seeds, cloves, seeds from cardamom pods (Cook's Note: Crush the pods to open, remove the seeds and throw away the hulls.), paprika, and cinnamon in a saute pan over medium heat until fragrant and toasty, about 5 minutes. Stir to avoid burning. Pour the mixture into a coffee or spice grinder and grind to a fine powder.
Throw the garlic and ginger into a food processor or blender and pulse until finely minced, then add the yogurt, oil, and lime juice. Process the mixture until as smooth as possible. Add the spice powder and process again. Season the mixture with salt, and pepper, to taste. Keep the marinade in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Cook's Note: If you are going to use the marinade immediately include the lime juice. If you are using the marinade at a later time, use lime zest instead so that the yogurt doesn't curdle
Notes
Food Network Kitchens have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.
Photo: Aarti's Easy Tandoori Chicken Recipe
















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By alitango
Marietta, GA
on March 16, 2013
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This recipe is a hit at my house. No bitter taste at all, just lovely aromatic spices. A great place for bulk spices in Atlanta is at the Dekalb International Farmers Market.
By Trexer
Cranbrook, BC
on October 30, 2012
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It seems as though I should have looked at the reviews before cooking. I prepared the recipe exactly and was left with the bitter/off taste that has been described by others. I'm not sure what was the cause of this taste but it ruined the recipe. The sauce didn't have the depth of flavour that is great in Indian cuisine. Looking at the picture the recipe doesn't seem to represent the dish at all. I'd say pass on this one.
By bcrawf
Madison, WI
on January 11, 2012
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Followed recipe exactly. Agree with some other reviews regarding the "off" or "bitter" taste to the tandori sauce. It didnt seem to affect the chicken itself, as I grilled mine at pretty high temp and got part burn, part crisp. I marinated overnight and didn't really think the marinade held the flavor on the meat. It smelled great while I was cooking, but the chicken itself was so-so. Moist but not that flavorful. I threw the sauce out because of the weird off taste it had. Might try again, but don't think I was the problem.
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