Tandoori Chicken Breast

Prepping tasty tandoori chicken breasts for the oven or grill is easy with this recipe that centers on a spiced buttermilk marinade.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 153 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons tandoori masala powder
• ½ teaspoon amchur powder
• 1 ½ pounds chicken breasts
• ½ cup whole-milk buttermilk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine tandoori masala, onion powder, garlic powder, ginger, amchur powder, and cayenne pepper in a bowl. Rub mixture onto chicken breasts and coat with buttermilk in a bowl. Cover and let marinate in the refrigerator, 4 hours to overnight.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Remove chicken from marinade and arrange over a greased or lined sheet pan. Discard any extra marinade.

Step 3

Roast chicken in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), 25 to 30 minutes.