Baked Tandoori Spiced Chicken
Garam Masala is such an amazing spice blend. The depth of flavors is insane, mixed with creamy Greek yogurt, garlic and smoked paprika, it’s rich and keeps the chicken moist and spicy without being too over powering.
This recipe came together because of the NAAN. Ha. AND, because I was in need of a simple chicken recipe that I could bake inside and not just grill or smoke the chicken thighs.
The marinade takes no time to put together – do it in the morning and forget about it. Then bake and it’s dinner time before you know it.
Let's talk naan.
Check out Half Baked Harvest for a great naan recipe – I made 1 big batch and used half one night and refrigerated the other half for the next night. It’s a great compliment to dinner – we all like dipping and eating with our fingers.
Grocery stores have great store bought options in the bread section and freezer aisle.
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Baked Tandoori Spiced Chicken
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 1 cup Greek plain yogurt (I used Hawthorne Valley)
- 2 tablespoons garam masala
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 4–6 bone in and skin on chicken thighs
Instructions
- Combine the yogurt and spices in a medium sized bowl. Cut two slits on the top of the chicken thighs through the skin – just to pierce through the skin into the meat. Place the thighs into the marinade mixture. Marinade in your refrigerator for 2-4 hours.
- Preheat oven to broil. Place the chicken thighs skin side showing on a wire rack on top of a baking sheet. Place in the oven on the second rack for 2 minutes. Watch it carefully so that it doesn’t burn. Rotate the pan so that each piece gets some color on it.
- Leaving the chicken in the oven, turn the broil off and preheat oven to 400F.
- Roast for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let sit for 2-3 minutes before serving.
- The chicken is great with hummus, tzatziki sauce, quick pickled red onions and naan.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 25
- Category: chicken
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: chicken
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