1 hr 45 mins plus marinating
Super easy
serves 6
About the recipe
Marinated overnight, this gnarly, tender tandoori chicken has incredible depth of flavour.
Ingredients
4 cloves of garlic
1-2 fresh red chillies
7cm piece of ginger
½ a lemon
200g low-fat natural yoghurt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 heaped teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 heaped teaspoon paprika
12 higher-welfare chicken thighs and drumsticks (1.5kg)
groundnut oil
900g broccoli
1 tablespoon garam masala
½ a bunch of fresh coriander
Method
- Peel the garlic and deseed the chillies, then roughly chop and place in a pestle and mortar. Bash to a rough paste with a good pinch of sea salt, then transfer to a large bowl.
- Peel, finely grate and add the ginger along with the lemon juice, yoghurt, ½ teaspoon of black pepper, the cinnamon, cumin, coriander and paprika. Mix well to combine.
- Add the chicken and stir to coat, then cover with clingfilm and place in the fridge to marinate for around 12 hours.
- Once you’re ready to cook, remove the chicken from the fridge and allow to come up to room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/gas 6.
- Divide the chicken between 2 large pieces of tin foil, drizzle with oil, then wrap up and place each parcel onto a large roasting tray and bake for 30 minutes.
- When the time’s up, remove the foil and place the chicken directly on the trays. then return to the oven for a further 30 minutes, or until golden and cooked through.
- Meanwhile, cut the broccoli into small equal-sized florets and spread out on a large roasting tray in a single layer.
- Sprinkle over the garam masala, season well and drizzle with oil. Place in the oven alongside the chicken, for 20 minutes, or until tender and lightly charred, shaking the tray occasionally.
- Pick over the coriander leaves before serving. Delicious with steamed rice and raita.
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