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By: Barbecued Tandoori Chicken, Sag Aloo and Naan Bread | Dinner Diary

Barbecued Tandoori Chicken, Sag Aloo and Naan Bread | Dinner Diary — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:58:58 +0000

[...] last attempt at naan bread was pretty much a complete disaster so this time we used Heston Blummenthal’s recipe. [...]

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:46:14 +0000

Ted, that looks interesting and we only have one round pizza stone rather than two square ones, but I think we can make it work. Coincidentally we’re planning to cook this chicken again today and will attempt to make naan bread again, so we may have some good news later!

I remember watching Heston make an approximation of a tandoori oven building piling a funnel of bricks onto his barbecue; I’m keen to try that too at some point.

By: Ted

Ted — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:40:03 +0000

I remember watching Heston make nan on his ‘in search of perfection’ show. You can find the recipe here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/tv_and_radio/perfection/recipe_popup_one.shtml

It seems pretty simple but his method of using two pizza stones at right angles to each other is the usual complexity you come to expect from him.

Would love to try except I don’t have a square pizza stone and I think it would be difficult with a round one!
.-= Ted´s last blog ..Pork and Chorizo Burgers =-.

By: Gourmet Chick

Gourmet Chick — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:03:30 +0000

You two are the BBQ king and queen – perhaps this site should be renamed BBQ diary! You are just making all those without BBQs very jealous
.-= Gourmet Chick´s last blog ..Market Thai =-.

By: goodshoeday

goodshoeday — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:35:07 +0000

Shame to naan recipe didn’t work well. Back up plan clearly a good idea but the search for good naan must continue – although not authentic there must be a recipe out there that can get close in a domestic oven??
Chicken looks good and as I love biyriani might have to give that a go.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:23:19 +0000

Jules, I think next time we should still try to make naan but just order a couple of take-aways too on the assumption that ours isn’t going to work out!

Lizzie, often we try to be on at least a semi-health kick but this time we felt it would allow the marinade to flavour the meat better – the recipe that we were following was for cubes of chicken breast which wouldn’t have had skin on them. And as delicious as chicken skin is, it often ends up burning on the barbecue.

By: Lizzie

Lizzie — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:29:28 +0000

Why did you skin the chicken, are you guys on a health kick? It's naughty, but oh-so-nice... .-= Lizzie´s last blog ..A Cream Tea =-.

By: Jules

Jules — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:25:00 +0000

Looks delicious. I’m yet to masted Naan bread, nothing beats the naan bread from the local indian. I think the key is a super hot tandoor oven.

By: Happy Cook

Happy Cook — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:49:01 +0000

I do wish i was htere for the meal there.
Looks so so delcious.