Make These 7 Innovative Recipes Using An Electric Tandoor

Enjoying the delicious, slow-roasted flavours of food is an indulgence that is hard to match up to – especially when meats, vegetables and breads are baked over bare coals. While city life might not permit us to set up an authentic tandoor oven to make the fluffiest naans and juicy kebabs, Glen’s Electric Tandoor and Grill cooks all the classic tandoor specials as well as a clay oven! Its stainless steel body with a matte finish has a window through which you can see your food developing a Maillard reaction and caramelised flavours. Here are seven innovative recipes to make using your electric tandoor.

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Vegetable Calzone

Use any leftover pizza dough to create a hot pocket stuffed with tomato sauce, mushrooms, bell peppers, zucchini and mozzarella cheese, before placing it in your electric tandoor to bake until brown and oozing on the inside. Pick between making bite-sized calzones or one large calzone to share with your friends for a delicious snack.

Fish Kali Mirch

The electric tandoor and grill is ideal for recipes that involve working with delicate ingredients like fish – which needs relatively less cooking time than chicken or mutton. Slather fillets of fresh pomfret or surmai in a black pepper-garlic-ginger paste and baste in your electric tandoor with ghee. Garnish with lots of chopped mint and pickled onions, before serving as a small plate to enjoy with beer or eat with rice.

Baked Bruschetta

Drizzle a generous amount of olive oil on slices of sourdough bread and top up with sliced avocado, cheese, crab meat or tofu. Bake in the electric tandoor until the top is nicely charred to give your open toasts a smoky flavour and crust. The even cooking from the electric tandoor will give the bruschetta a crunchy base topped with soft, warm and gooey ingredients.

Crab Cakes

Delicious chunks of crab meat mixed with breadcrumbs, mayonnaise and seasonings can be shaped into patties and baked with a liberal drizzle of butter. Enjoy these crab cakes with a salad on the side or eat as a sandwich between toasted slices of white bread. Add some kimchi or pickled cabbage for an extra dose of flavour and texture.

Tandoori Rotisserie Chicken

Roast a whole chicken on a rotisserie attachment in the electric tandoor after marinating it in classic tandoori spices. This juicy and flavourful chicken recipe is a desi twist on the classic roast chicken with a crispy skin. The fragrant spices and tangy yoghurt from the marinade form a beautifully burnished crust over the juicy chicken which is best shredded and eaten stuffed into tortilla wraps.

Naan

A simplistic yet difficult recipe to recreate at home, preparing soft and pillowy naans a-la your favourite Mughlai restaurant can be a challenge. A hot tip is to take the rolled out naan dough and sticking it to the electric tandoor's walls. Replicate this technique to make delicious cheese garlic naans and kulchas.

Whole Roasted Cauliflower

Wash and pat dry a fresh head of cauliflower and slather it in a spice paste of your choice – sambal, harissa, vindaloo masala or a delicious malai tikka marinade. Drizzle some vegetable oil on top and cook it in your tandoor for 35-40 minutes. This fantastic vegan option makes for a stunning piece-de-resistance at a dinner party you host for family and friends.