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Nadiya Hussain is a cookbook author, host of Netflix's "Nadia Bakes", and past winner of "The Great British Bake Off." Here, she shares an easy recipe for Tandoori-style chicken made in the oven—no special tandoor oven required! 

"I never understood what was meant by tandoori chicken, until I realized it was the type of oven—a tandoor—they were talking about. So I have made the same dish my dad used to serve up in his restaurant, but using our oven at home. It has a similar red hue, but not so red that you'll question whether you will ever sleep again!"—Nadiya 

For a complete meal, pair this chicken with Nadiya's Browned Butter Rice and a simple salad of thinly sliced red onions and green apples cut into matchsticks dressed with lemon juice, salt and fresh mint.  

Pro Tip: Make a big batch of Nadiya's Tandoori Spice Mix to keep on hand in your pantry—here's the recipe Nadiya uses, as the version in the chicken recipe below is scaled down for size. 

"This recipe will make you a huge batch (about 1 cup), but I use it in practically everything! You'll need it for the 'Tandoori' Oven Chicken, but it's also a great addition to any marinade or curry. It's good rubbed into fish or chicken and works really well as a seasoning for potato wedges or burger patties."—Nadiya

One 2-ounce jar granulated garlic 
One 1-ounce jar ground ginger 
One 1½-ounce jar ground cumin 
One 1½-ounce jar paprika 
One 1½-ounce jar cayenne 
1½ ounces salt 
One 1¼-ounce jar ground coriander 

Place all the ingredients in a large jar and shake well to combine. 

Adapted from Time To Eat by Nadiya Hussain. Copyright © 2020 by Nadiya Hussain. Used with permission by Michael Joseph. All rights reserved. 

Ingredients

For the Tandoori Spice Mix:
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground coriander
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
For the chicken:
  • 4 skinless chicken thighs and 4 skinless breasts, flesh slashed
  • 2 tablespoons ghee, melted
For the sauce:
  • 1⅔ cups yogurt
  • 5 tablespoons chickpea flour
  • 2 tablespoons melted ghee
  • ¼ cup tomato paste
To serve:
  • Sliced red chilies, to taste
  • Fresh cilantro, chopped

Yield

Serves: 8

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 425°F and have a roasting dish ready that fits all the chicken.

For the spice mix, place all the ingredients in a jar and shake well to combine.

Put the chicken into the roasting dish. Massage the ghee into the meat and sprinkle with ¼ cup Tandoori Spice Mix. Bake 15 minutes.

To make the sauce, put the yogurt, chickpea flour, ghee, tomato paste, and 3 tablespoons Tandoori Spice Mix into a bowl and combine.

Lower the oven temperature to 400°F. Take the chicken out of the oven and pour the yogurt sauce evenly on top, then put back into the oven for 30 minutes.

When the chicken is ready, sprinkle with red chilies and cilantro.