Tandoori roast chicken

Tandoori roast chicken

Serve this Indian spiced bird with rice, potatoes and vegetables for an alternative roast dinner

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4 - 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 45 mins

plus marinating

Method

  1. Mix the marinade ingredients with 2 tsp salt and 1 tsp black pepper. Slash the legs of the chicken a few times, then rub the marinade all over, including under the skin of the breast. Marinate in the fridge for up to 24 hrs.
  2. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the onions, lemon halves and ginger in a roasting tin. Sit the chicken on top and roast for 1½ hrs or until the thigh juices run clear when tested with a skewer.
  3. When the chicken is done, lift out of the tin, sit in a new dish, cover loosely with foil and leave to rest. Fish out the ginger from the tin and discard. Scrape out the roasted middles from the lemons into a food processor, add the onions and any pan juices, and whizz to a purée. Scrape the purée back into the tin and sit on the hob. Stir in the coconut milk and bubble gently, scraping up any chicken bits that have stuck. You can add a splash of water if the sauce is too thick. Stir in the coriander and serve with the chicken.
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SERVING SUGGESTION

Serve with basmati rice or spicy roasted spuds and some greens or an Indian-style coleslaw.

PER SERVING

482 kcalories, protein 43.0g, carbohydrate 12.0g, fat 30.0 g, saturated fat 8.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 9.0g, salt 0.7 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2012.

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  • 08 February 2013

    Danielle H rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a great dish, I made just the chicken with the marinade and it was amazing.

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  • 04 March 2013

    Miss Smith rated and commented on this recipe

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    5* The marinade for this dish is divine and on 1.4kg bird I had about 50ml more of it than I needed. I cooked it covered in foil for the first half then uncovered and added more marinade to colour. The bird was succulent and there was a lot of juices so even with 200ml of coconut milk I ended up with 400ml of gravy. It has a deep and tangy flavour, a bit too overpowering for my 7 year old but would go well on its own with rice and vegetables or as a soup base. Served this with the pilaf as suggested. Very aromatic and satisfying.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4 - 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 45 mins

plus marinating

Ingredients

  • 1.8kg chicken
  • 2 onions , thickly sliced
  • 1 lemon , halved
  • thumb-sized piece ginger , peeled and thickly sliced
  • 400g can coconut milk
  • small bunch coriander , roughly chopped

FOR THE MARINADE

  • 150ml pot natural yogurt
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • juice 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp each hot chilli powder, turmeric, ground coriander, ground cumin, garam masala and ground cinnamon
  • 6 garlic cloves , whizzed to a paste with the ginger
  • ½ finger-length piece ginger , whizzed to a paste with the garlic
  • few drops red food colouring (optional)
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PER SERVING

482 kcalories, protein 43.0g, carbohydrate 12.0g, fat 30.0 g, saturated fat 8.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 9.0g, salt 0.7 g

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