Indian style roast chicken
Indian style roast chicken, from above
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Indian style roast chicken

A whole chicken in tandoori masala, roasted golden with potatoes. Christmas, sorted.

120 minTime
46 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Christmas roast, Indian style2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayTandoori spiced whole roast chicken.
The original
481kcalsame
46 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
120minutessame

Indian style roast chicken.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)1 whole chicken, about 1.3 kg
Hung curd (greek yogurt)¾ cup
Ginger garlic paste2 tbsp
Lemon juice2 tbsp
Kashmiri chilli powder2½ tsp
Garam masala1¼ tsp
Black pepper1 tsp
Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp
Cumin powder (ground cumin)¾ tsp
Butter3 tbsp, melted
Salt2 tsp
Potato4 medium, halved
Onion2, quartered
Garlic1 whole head, cloves separated

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Make deep slashes in the chicken. Rub with lemon, salt and half the ginger garlic paste. Rest 30 minutes.
  2. 2Mix curd, remaining paste, spices and half the butter. Coat the chicken inside and out. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
  3. 3Arrange potatoes, onion and garlic in a tray, place the chicken on top and roast at 200°C for 75 to 90 minutes, basting with butter.
  4. 4Check the thickest part of the thigh: juices must run clear with no pink. Rest 10 minutes before carving.
Serve it like this

Serve hot on a plate, with a few fresh coriander leaves on top.

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What goes with Indian style roast chicken: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Cheese corn paratha40 min
Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
On the side Avial35 min
On the side Mirchi ka salan45 min
To drink Amla ginger juice8 min
Something sweet Puran poli90 min
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