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Inspired by a pair of Serious Eats entries about tandoori cooking on a grill, I made naan and tandoor chicken today.

The naan is (was!) amazingly good. Also quite easy to make. The secret of cooking is that it really does happen quickly: stretch the dough, slap it on the grill, wait 60 seconds -- not "a minute" -- and flip it, wait another 60 seconds, pull it out. Two minutes total on a very hot grill.

I've done tandoor chicken on a grill before, and the real change here was the particular mix of spices in the marinade. Lots of lemon juice, and rather more salt than I would have used otherwise. Tasty, though.

Everyone liked the naan. The boys had various complaints about the chicken. Tough noogies.

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Inspired by a pair of Serious Eats entries about tandoori cooking on a grill, I made naan and tandoor chicken today.

The naan is (was!) amazingly good. Also quite easy to make. The secret of cooking is that it really does happen quickly: stretch the dough, slap it on the grill, wait 60 seconds -- not "a minute" -- and flip it, wait another 60 seconds, pull it out. Two minutes total on a very hot grill.

I've done tandoor chicken on a grill before, and the real change here was the particular mix of spices in the marinade. Lots of lemon juice, and rather more salt than I would have used otherwise. Tasty, though.

Everyone liked the naan. The boys had various complaints about the chicken. Tough noogies.