Chicken with lemons, sumac & spiced yogurt

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• petecuk

  22 May 2011

  petecuk commented on this recipe

  I found Sumac in the foreign food asile in Asda!

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• helz

  22 May 2011

  helz rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I couldn't find sumac in Tesco but used the zest of two lemons instead - which worked pretty well. My housemates seemed to enjoy it! The spiced yoghurt was particularly tasty.

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• PoisonIvy73

  22 May 2011

  PoisonIvy73 commented on this recipe

  No rating as I haven't tried this yet, but FYI, sumac seems to be commonly stocked in ethnic shops and bigger corner shops, particularly those that are Turkish or Middle Eastern. I picked mine up in the local Costcutter. It's great sprinkled on grilled veggies as well as meat. I will definitely be trying this recipe purely because it calls for sumac.

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• Jayne

  29 May 2011

  Jayne rated and commented on this recipe

  

  lovely summery sunday luch, the dressing gives a lovely kick

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• Freddi

  29 May 2011

  Freddi rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this for dinner tonight and it was delicious! I poured the fat away after taking the chicken out and deglazed the roasting tray with some boiling water - made a lovely jus to drizzle over the chicken. I served it with roasted vegetables (courgettes, aubergines, sweet potatoes and mixed peppers) and the yoghurt sauce went beautifully with everything. Will definitely be making again.

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• AMA

  31 May 2011

  AMA rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this last week for a roast with a lighter touch and my family loved it. The dressing really makes it. I served it with the smashed rosemary potatoes and green beans with shallots and almonds suggested in the magazine (plus sweetcorn as an extra veg). There wasn't a scrap left and I'll be serving it to friends next week.

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• Beth

  19 June 2011

  Beth rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really great recipe - chicken was very tasty. The gravy that came off didn't need any seasoning. Served with these potatoes: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1397635/herb-roasted-new-potatoes

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• zanzoun117

  30 June 2011

  zanzoun117 commented on this recipe

  I have used sumac before with chicken breast cooked in the oven with lots of olives and onions (a middle eastern recipe). This is the first time I use sumac with a whole chicken and what an amazing treat it turned out to be! Brilliant idea for a sunday lunch with friends or family.

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Ingredients

• 1 large free-range chicken (about 1.5kg/3lb 5oz in size)
• 3 lemons , cut into eights
• handful black, pitted olives
• 3 small shallots , peeled and left whole
• 6 garlic cloves , peeled and squashed
• 2 tbsp sumac (see Know-how, below)
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil

FOR THE SPICED YOGHURT

• 1 tsp each ground coriander and cumin
• ½ tsp each ground turmeric and mustard seeds
• ½ tsp chilli powder , mild or hot, depending on taste
• 500g pot natural yogurt
• 1 long red chilli , thinly sliced
• bunch spring onions , sliced

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Serves 4

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Prep 10 mins

Cook 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 large free-range chicken (about 1.5kg/3lb 5oz in size)
• 3 lemons , cut into eights
• handful black, pitted olives
• 3 small shallots , peeled and left whole
• 6 garlic cloves , peeled and squashed
• 2 tbsp sumac (see Know-how, below)
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil

FOR THE SPICED YOGHURT

• 1 tsp each ground coriander and cumin
• ½ tsp each ground turmeric and mustard seeds
• ½ tsp chilli powder , mild or hot, depending on taste
• 500g pot natural yogurt
• 1 long red chilli , thinly sliced
• bunch spring onions , sliced

PER SERVING

537 kcalories, protein 56g, carbohydrate 12g, fat 30 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 1g, sugar 11g, salt 0.66 g

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