Indian-spiced roast chicken

Indian-spiced roast chicken

from simply-delicious-food.com
Dinner
80 min
332 kcal / serving

Indian-spiced roast chicken is juicy, delicious and perfect for family dinner served with fresh and cooling cucumber salad.

Ingredients

  • ½ cupvegetable oil ((alternatively use ½ cup plain yogurt) )
  • 3 tbspgaram masala
  • ½ tsppaprika
  • ½ tspground cardamom
  • ½ tspturmeric
  • ½ tspground coriander
  • ½ tspchilli powder
  • 2 tspsalt
  • 1 tsppepper
  • 1 tspsugar
  • 3 tbsplemon juice
  • 3garlic cloves (crushed)
  • 1 tspcrushed ginger
  • 2 kgwhole chicken
  • 1onion (quartered)
  • 4garlic cloves

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F.

  2. 2

    Combine all the spices, oil and lemon juice and mix well.

  3. 3

    Loosen the skin over the chicken breast then brush the marinade over the chicken, under the skin and into the cavity.

  4. 4

    Place the chicken into a roasting dish then add the onions and garlic.

  5. 5

    Place into the oven and allow to roast for 20 minutes at 200°C/400°F then turn the heat down to 180°C/350°F and allow to roast for another 30-40 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.

  6. 6

    Remove the roast chicken from the oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes before carving and serving.