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SIMPLE SPICY ROASTED TANDOORI CHICKEN

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SIMPLE SPICY ROASTED TANDOORI CHICKEN

Happy new month,

Hello everyone, can you believe it’s April already? March flew by real fast. I hope you are all doing great today and your monthly goals are right on track. I am doing great and have been busy planning for new blog posts and trying to figure out a good schedule to follow. Anyway, just in case you haven’t seen my new video uploads yet, do check them out here. Today I have a delicious simple spicy roasted tandoori chicken recipe for you and I am sure you will love it, the best part is that it’s so simple to follow that anyone can make it. You will need;

SIMPLE SPICY ROASTED TANDOORI CHICKEN

Ingredients

  • A whole chicken
  • A lemon cut in half
  • 2 sprigs of rosemary
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp softened butter
  • A tbsp tandoori powder

For the brine

  • A litre of water
  • 2  sliced lemons
  • Crushed garlic cloves
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp Black peppercorns
  • Sprig of thyme or bay leaf

METHOD

  • First things first, you need to brine your chicken, bring half the water to a boil with all the brine ingredients, then off the stove and add the rest of the water to cool it off a bit, let it come to room temperature before covering your chicken with the solution.
  • Make sure your chicken is covered fully then refrigerate, it not only makes it tasty but you end up with a juicy chicken which you will love. Best to let it stay in the brine for 4-24hrs
  • Preheat your oven to 170ºC, remove chicken from brine, pat dry and place it in a roasting dish.
  • Cut your lemon in half and stuff them into the chicken’s cavity with the rosemary, close it up using a cocktail stick to keep them from falling out.
  • Then take your softened butter and smear it all over the chicken, rub it all over ensuring you cover all of it.
  • Then sprinkle your tandoori powder all over, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Into the oven it goes for 1 and a half hours depending on the size of your chicken, mine was 1.3kg.
  • Once it’s done, remove from the oven let it rest and carve.
  • Serve and enjoy.

SIMPLE TASTY ROASTED TANDOORI CHICKEN

Note: The amount of the brine depends on the size of your chicken and so does the cooking time as I said above. If your chicken is bigger, then double the brine measurements. Also you notice I said thyme or a bay leaf because it’s definitely what you like, other herbs work too, add in parsley, coriander rosemary and they will work fine.

That’s it a simple easy to make spicy tandoori roasted chicken. Wasn’t that doable? I hope you do get to try it and also hope you will enjoy it. If you have any questions, do leave them in the comments below. For more chicken recipes and roasts do drop by here and here. Wishing you a good month and week, if your just getting started with spring cleaning then definitely finish with this post right here.


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39 Comments

  2. Yeah….Juicy succulent chicken on the inside and charcoal burnt crispy texture on the outside is what adds to the taste and flavor of the Tandoori chicken

  3. This would be an amazing dinner. I love spicy foods, so this is perfect for me. I will be trying this for sure!

  5. Boy oh boy does that whole roasted chicken look delicious. I love Tandoori spiced chicken. I think I just found the star of my dinner plans for Saturday! Thank you.

  6. Tandoori is such a tasty spice. I’ve never made it with a whole chicken before though, I love that idea!

  7. There is nothing quite like a good roast chicken and this sounds absolutely delicious! I love adding a good spice to a roast chicken yum!

  9. What a perfect recipe to start a new month. I love roasted chicken and I bet this one will taste amazing. I’m saving it to try soon.

  12. It’s the perfect season for a great roast chicken and this looks really delicious. I know my family would love this for a Sunday lunch!

  13. My fiance is from Iran and he absolutely loves Tandoori anything! He also loves chicken so I think we will just have to try this sometime soon! It looks so crispy and delicious!

  17. Love a good roast chicken! The addition of tandoori spices only makes me want it more

  18. This looks so good! It’s definitely going on my meal planning list for next week.

  19. I just ate right now for breakfast and now I am ready for dinner! lol

  20. Oh wow, this chicken looks really good, and it doesn’t look complicated indeed! This would make an awesome dinner. I would love to try this recipe! ~ Ola @ WanderWithOla

  21. We like tandoori chicken a lot not simply because I’m an Indian, but also because it’s cooked in a very healthy way…plus the taste is awesome when coupled with some fresh salad & mint chutney.
    – Nandita

  24. I love Tandoori Chicken…I can’t wait to try out this recipe. For now…I am going to order it from a restaurant as I want to eat it now!!!!!

  26. I love roasted chicken, and it’s so nice to see some new ways to flavor it. I’ve never heard of tandoori, so I guess I’d better check it out!

  30. I love making roast chicken, but never tried it with tandoori spices! It looks amazing, can’t wait to try this!

  33. Oh my Lord that looks so delicious! Would love to try soon. Thanks for sharing ♥️ ♥️ Interested in doing collabs? xx

  34. There is something so special about this recipe, that once you have eaten it you become a fan. The flavors, the color and aroma is absolutely fantastic