Doesn't sound familiar, no, but I have my watch history off. So I don't think I get "for you" recommendations.

I just searched for chicken tikka masala on the android app and got nothing but cooking/recipe videos.

So try turning off your watch history? Or at least start it over?

The other suggestion I have is check the videos you "liked" to make sure you didn't accidentally hit "like" on one of these videos. Especially if you don't use the "like" button.