Name: Roast chicken with spiced masala butter
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 50g, softened butter; 1½ tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; ½ tsp mild chilli powder; 1 clove, crushed garlic; 1.5kg whole chicken; 2, each cut into 4 rounds lemons; 500g steamed basmati rice; to serve naans; to serve coriander leaves

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Roast chicken with spiced masala butter

Roast chicken with spiced masala butter

Janine Ratcliffe

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Serves 4-6

Easy

Total time: 1 hr and 50 mins

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The roasting juices, lemon and butter make a delicious rich ‘gravy’ to stir rice through. Delicious served with plenty of warm naan bread

Gluten free

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Ingredients

Nutrition

50g, softened butter
1½ tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
½ tsp mild chilli powder
1 clove, crushed garlic
1.5kg whole chicken
2, each cut into 4 rounds lemons
500g steamed basmati rice
to serve naans
to serve coriander leaves

Nutrition: per serving

kcal456
fat23.5g
saturates8.9g
carbs26.2g
sugars0.7g
fibre1.4g
protein34.2g
salt0.6g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Mash the butter with the spices and garlic, and season well. Working from the top end of the bird, push clean hands between the breasts and skin to create two large pockets. Push all but 1 tbsp of the spiced butter down each pocket and smooth over the breast to help distribute it. Rub the left-over butter over the legs and the rest of the chicken.
step 2

Put the chicken in a roasting tin on top f the lemon slices and roast for 1 hour 20 minutes. Take out and rest for 20 minutes under loose foil. While the chicken is resting, tip the basmati rice into the roasting tin and stir. Cover then put back in the oven for 10 minutes to heat through. Serve with the lemon rice, naans and a sprinkling of coriander.

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Authors

Janine Ratcliffe in a short sleeved long dress sitting on a chair beneath palm trees on a balcony

Janine RatcliffeFood director

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