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Curried Roast Chicken

A South Asian dish of chickens, jalapeno pepper and coriander, seasoned with ginger and cumin and roasted in the oven.

1 hr 30 min · Serves 4 · Medium

Serves
4

Ingredients

Time
Prep 15 min · Cook 75 min · 90 min total
Difficulty
medium
  1. 1

    Preheat the oven and an appropriately sized roasting tray to 425 degrees F. Wash your chicken inside and out and pat dry with kitchen paper.

  2. 2

    Be careful not to rip the skin. This way the thights cook at the same rate as the breasts.

  3. 3

    Place lemon juice, ginger, garlic, chilies, salt, oil, cumin, coriander, and chili in a blender and process to a runny puree, leave a few chunks.

  4. 4

    Pour some puree into the cavities between the breast skin and meat. Pour the rest over the chicken and into slits on the thighs. Set chicken aside for 30 minutes.

    30 min
  5. 5

    Roast for approximatly 1 hour 15 min or till thickest part of breast meat registers at 170°F.

  6. 6

    Transfer chicken to serving platter. Pour juices from foil into a small dish and serve alongside chicken.

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