Roasted Chicken

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Roasted Chicken

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :30 Min

Cook Time : 1 Hr 15 Min

Total Time : 1 Hr 45 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 1 Whole chicken


  • 1/2 cup chicken broth (water)


  • Marinade: 1/4 cup olive oil


  • 1/2 bunch coriander leaves chopped


  • 1 tsp heaped green chili paste


  • 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste


  • 3-4 garlic cloves chopped finely


  • 1 tbsp coriander powder


  • 1 tsp cumin powder


  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder


  • Juice of 1 Lime


  • 1 tsp onion powder


  • 1 tsp dried parsley


  • 1 tsp poultry seasoning or Italian herbs


  • 1-1/4 tsp salt or to taste


  • 1 tsp black pepper powder or to taste

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 200 Deg C.
  • Wash chicken removing any gizzards left in the chicken. Pat dry it with Paper towels.
  • Separate skin from the flesh carefully with a sharp knife or Kitchen scissors (make sure the skin is intact).
  • In a bowl, combine all ingredients mentioned under marinade and apply to the chicken thoroughly (underneath the skin, inside the cavity as well as over the skin of chicken).
  • Tuck pieces of butter underneath the skin at various places.
  • Rest the chicken in a baking pan for at least 30 minutes or more. (You can tie the legs with twine and tuck the wings underneath the chicken).
  • Place the baking/roast pan with chicken in the oven. Pour broth around the chicken and roast for 1 hour 15-30 minutes (depending on oven and size of chicken).
  • Remove pan from oven and let chicken rest for 15 minutes. Place container under a colander and transfer chicken to the colander (to capture any residual fluid).
  • Serve it anyway you like, in wraps, gyros, naans, roti, or eat it as is. Reserve liquid for soups or stews.