Tandoori chicken sandwich
At a Glance
- Prep
- 30 minutes
- Cook
- 30 minutes
- Total
- 1 hour
- Servings
- Serves 2
Categories
- Light meals & snacks
- Sandwiches
- Indian-inspired
- Baking
- Light meals & snacks
Allergens
- Eggs
- Wheat
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 2. Current scale: 1x.
Nutrition is approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.
Nadiya’s epic sando has fragrant tandoori chicken sandwiched between layers of soft naan, with minty mayo, crisp red cabbage and – the best bit – crunchy poppadums!
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Equipment
Bowl, roasting dish or tray, baking paper, sharp knife, chopping board, clean tea towel
Ingredients
- 100g/3½oz red cabbage (about ⅛ of a cabbage), finely shredded
- 100g/3½oz spring onions, finely sliced
- 1 green apple, grated
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- pinch salt
- 4 heaped tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- small handful fresh mint leaves
- small handful fresh coriander
- vegetable oil, for greasing
- 2 chicken breasts, approx. 500g/1lb 2oz
- 3 tbsp tandoori paste
- 1 tbsp gram flour
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 3 plain naans (medium size)
- 3 large ready-to-eat poppadums or a small bag of mini poppadums
Instructions
First, make the slaw. Put the shredded cabbage in a bowl with the spring onions, apple, lemon zest and juice and salt. Get your hands in and squeeze the mixture together. Set aside and leave to soften.
Mix all the ingredients for the minty mayo together and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 210C/200C Fan/Gas 6. Oil a roasting dish or tray or line with baking paper.
Butterfly the chicken breasts: place each breast on a chopping board and use a sharp knife to slice into it from the side, starting at the thicker end and taking care not to cut all the way through, so you can open it out like a book. Open each butterflied breast and use your hand to flatten it.
Mix the tandoori paste with the gram flour, cayenne and salt. Spread a thin layer over one side of each butterflied chicken breast. Lay the chicken in the roasting dish, paste side down, and smother the remaining paste generously over the chicken. Bake for 25 minutes, or until cooked through.
Meanwhile, tip the coleslaw into a clean tea towel placed over a large bowl. Gather the edges of the towel and squeeze the mixture inside to remove any excess moisture, letting it run into the bowl. (This step is optional, but it will stop your sandwiches getting soggy.)
Towards the end of the chicken's cooking time, add the naans to the oven to warm through.
To assemble, cut a large piece of baking paper and place one of the warm naans in the middle. Spread generously with the minty mayo and arrange the chicken on top (you might need to slice the chicken to fit). Add another naan on top and spread with more minty mayo. Top with a layer of cabbage slaw and then poppadums, breaking the poppadoms to fit if needed. Top with another naan to finish. Press down firmly to get all those layers really stuck together, then use the baking paper to wrap tightly. Cut in half (through the paper) and serve.
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