Indian tandoori chicken recipe

Help your child make a tasty Indian tandoori chicken dish with this super simple recipe narrated by Ainsley Harriott.

You will need
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds or ground cumin
  • 2 tsp coriander seeds
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp of garam masala
  • 2 tsp of ground fenugreek
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • Natural yoghurt
  • 2 dsp olive oil
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • 6 boneless and skinless chicken thighs
  • Fresh coriander
  • Fresh mint leaves

How to make Indian tandoori chicken

Follow this simple tutorial from My World Kitchen to make a tasty tandoori chicken dish. This recipe is a great opportunity to introduce your child to new flavours, as it contains classic spices used in Indian cooking like garam masala and cumin.

Trying new foods and cuisines can sometimes be challenging for little ones. If you would like more information on encouraging your child to try new flavours, check out this guide on fussy eating from CBeebies Parenting.

Method

Don't forget to wash your hands before you start cooking.

  1. Grind seeds together in a pestle and mortar. Or, use ground cumin and coriander instead.

  2. Tip the ground spices into a bowl and add some smoked paprika, garam masala, ground fenugreek, a pinch of salt and three or four twists of black pepper.

  3. Add the spices to natural yoghurt and give it all a good mix.

  4. Add olive oil and mix it again.

  5. Peel the papery skins off six garlic cloves and put them into a plastic food bag. Use a rolling pin to bash the garlic into small pieces. Then, add the crushed garlic into the yoghurt and spices and mix it together.

  6. Ask a grown-up to cook six boneless, skinless chicken thighs and add them to the yoghurt mixture.

  7. Mix it all together until the chicken pieces are coated.

  8. Cover it with kitchen foil and put it in the fridge for a while so that the flavour soaks into the chicken.

  9. To make the yoghurt mint sauce, carefully cut up a small handful of fresh coriander, then cut up a small handful of fresh mint leaves in the same way. Add the chopped coriander and mint to more natural yoghurt.

  10. Add ground cumin, a pinch of salt, three or four twists of black pepper, and mix it all together.

  11. Take the chicken out of the fridge and ask a grown-up to carefully push the pieces onto metal skewers.

  12. Pop them onto a baking tray and ask a grown-up to put them in the oven for you.

  13. When the chicken is cooked and slightly cooled, it's ready to eat and goes very well with the yoghurt mint sauce.

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