Homemade Tandoori Paste

Make a list of your favorite Indian dishes. I’m sure tandoori will be on it, that too somewhere at the top.

The real tandoori dishes are cooked in a ‘tandoor’. It works like like an oven but is made of clay. Tandoor cooked dish just means awesome flavor. I’d love to have this amazing gadget in my kitchen. But unfortunately I don’t think there’s enough space to accommodate one.

Coming back to the recipe, this masala paste is simply superb and goes well with any meat, seafood, and even veggies. If you want that red fiery color, add a pinch of tandoori color to the paste.

Mix all the ingredients together in a deep bowl. Add more water, if necessary, and make a smooth paste.

Use this tandoori paste to make:

• Baked Tandoori Chicken Meatballs
• Easy Baked Tandoori Chicken
• Baked Tandoori fish
• Tandoori Roast Chicken
• Tandoori Cauliflower
• Tandoori Chicken Salad
• Tandoori Paneer Quesadilla
• Pan Fried Tandoori Fish
• Avocado Tandoori Chicken Sandwich

Yield: 1/2 cup

Homemade Tandoori Paste

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Homemade tandoori paste for making any tandoori dishes.

Ingredients

• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 ½ tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp garam masala
• ½ tsp ground fennel seeds
• ½ - 1 tsp Kashmiri chilly powder
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• 3-4 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 2-3 tbsp yogurt
• Juice of one medium-sized lemon
• 1 tsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
• 2 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste
• *Add a pinch of tandoori color if you want (optional)

Instructions

1. Mix all the ingredients together in a deep bowl. Add more water, if necessary, and make a smooth paste.

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 154 Total Fat 10g Saturated Fat 1g Trans Fat 0g Unsaturated Fat 8g Cholesterol 1mg Sodium 146mg Carbohydrates 18g Net Carbohydrates 0g Fiber 4g Sugar 10g Sugar Alcohols 0g Protein 3g

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