What is Tandoori Chicken?

Tandoori chicken is a spicy chicken dish that originated in India.

Tandoori chicken - a Punjabi dish - is so-called because it is cooked in a round, deep clay oven called a tandoor, as are other tandoori meats, kebabs and bread. Meats are usually first marinated in yoghurt and spices, which gives the traditional glorious red or golden colouring.

The tandoor is a very hot oven using charcoal for heat.

Similar ovens have been, and still are, used around the Middle East and Asia for centuries.

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