Recipe: Simple Tandoori Chicken Pasta

While travelling in Melbourne, I discovered tandoori chicken pasta at a small restaurant and instantly fell in love. I returned every single day for a full week just to eat it! Back home, the craving hit hard, so I started recreating it. I’m still perfecting the exact restaurant version, but this simplified recipe tastes incredible as is—a perfect fusion of creamy, spicy, comforting goodness.

Pasta is my ultimate comfort food—it works for every occasion and instantly makes life better. This tandoori chicken pasta quickly became one of my absolute favorites! Discovering unique pasta flavors while travelling always excites me. The brilliant mix of Italian and Indian cuisines makes this recipe a total winner. If you love it, let me know in the comments—I’d be happy to share more recipes! Thanks, Avalon.

Simple Tandoori Chicken Pasta with Mt Killiecrankie

Serves: 6 normal portions or 4 very hungry people

Ingredients

  • 500 grams pasta (penne works best)
  • 1 kilogram Greek yogurt
  • 1 jar tandoori paste
  • 600 grams chicken
  • Parmesan cheese (optional)

Method:

  1. Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add pasta and cook according to package directions.
  2. Dice chicken into small, bite-sized pieces.
  3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pan or wok over medium heat. Add chicken pieces.
  4. Cook chicken for 2 minutes, then stir in half the tandoori paste. Mix well until chicken is evenly coated.
  5. Continue cooking on medium heat until chicken is fully cooked through. Remove from heat.
  6. Important tip: Add about 3/4 of the Greek yogurt (save the rest for anyone wanting less spice) after removing from heat—this keeps the yogurt creamy instead of splitting.
  7. Stir in remaining tandoori paste to taste.
  8. Drain cooked pasta and add directly to the chicken pan. Toss everything together until well combined.
  9. Serve immediately with Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top (optional).
Simple Tandoori Chicken Pasta

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Avalon Stones

Hello! I'm Avalon; a serial gap year taker, co-writer and creator here at yentldoggen.com. I fell in love with traveling at a young age, and after too many years of lockdowns, have finally taken off on the road to start my adventures. However, my passions far outreach just travel and adventure; I hope to be able to use my own knowledge and challenges of travel to inspire people to move out of their comfort zone and into the great world to explore, while also learning about each place along the way!