Whole Tandoori Chicken With Mustard Seed Roasted Potatoes Food

TANDOORI ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix the marinade ingredients with 2 tsp salt and 1 tsp black pepper. Slash the legs of the chicken a few times, then rub the marinade all over, including under the skin of the breast. Marinate in the fridge for up to 24 hrs.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the onions, lemon halves and ginger in a roasting tin. Sit the chicken on top and roast for 1½ hrs or until the thigh juices run clear when tested with a skewer.
• When the chicken is done, lift out of the tin, sit in a new dish, cover loosely with foil and leave to rest. Fish out the ginger from the tin and discard. Scrape out the roasted middles from the lemons into a food processor, add the onions and any pan juices, and whizz to a purée. Scrape the purée back into the tin and sit on the hob. Stir in the coconut milk and bubble gently, scraping up any chicken bits that have stuck. You can add a splash of water if the sauce is too thick. Stir in the coriander and serve with the chicken.

MUSTARD-ROASTED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Cut the potatoes in halves or quarters, depending on their size, and place them on a sheet pan. Remove the ends of the onions, peel them, and cut them in half. Slice them crosswise in 1/4-inch-thick slices to make half-rounds. Toss the onions and potatoes together on the sheet pan. Add the olive oil, mustard, 2 teaspoons salt, and the pepper and toss them together. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until the potatoes are lightly browned on the outside and tender on the inside. Toss the potatoes from time to time with a metal spatula so they brown evenly.
• Serve hot sprinkled with chopped parsley and a little extra salt.

TANDOORI ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor, combine the yogurt, ginger, turmeric, cumin, paprika, cayenne, garlic, and onion, and process to a smooth puree. Put the puree into a shallow, flat dish and place the chicken breasts into the puree, coating both sides evenly. Allow to marinate, covered and refrigerated, for several hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Season the chicken breasts lightly with salt and pepper and place on a rack in a roasting pan that has been preheated for 10 minutes in the oven. Roast the chicken, turning once, until fully cooked but still moist and not dried out. Cooking time will vary depending on the size and thickness of the chicken breasts.
• Alternately, prepare an outdoor grill and cook over indirect heat with the lid on, turning once. Serve the chicken breast with a salad and a grain such as lentils to make a complete meal.

WHOLE TANDOORI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prick the chicken all over and make a few slits about 2cm/¾in long on the skin.
• Mix all the remaining chicken ingredients into a smooth paste and rub the marinade generously all over the chicken skin.
• Cover and refrigerate for eight hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4.
• Place the chicken in a roasting tin and cover with foil.
• Roast in the centre of the oven for one hour and 30 minutes.
• Halfway through cooking, baste with a little of the marinade.
• Remove chicken from the oven and leave in a warm place to rest for 20 minutes.
• Carve and serve either hot or cold.
• My tips -.
• *** Have not included time taken to marinate as it is best to leave it overnight***.
• ***I roasted my chicken in the oven for 40 minutes and once when done, I put it under the grill/broiler and roasted it.***.

WHOLE ROASTED MUSTARD CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss onion, sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, and 3 thyme sprigs with 2 tablespoons oil. Season with salt and pepper; spread in a single layer. Season chicken cavity with salt and pepper, then stuff with lemons and remaining 6 thyme sprigs. Rub remaining 1 tablespoon oil over skin, brush with mustard, and season with salt and pepper. Tie legs with twine. Place on top of vegetables; roast 20 minutes.
• Reduce temperature to 375 degrees and roast until a thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh (avoiding bone) registers 165 degrees, 40 to 45 minutes more. Transfer chicken to a carving board; let stand 15 minutes. Meanwhile, return vegetables to oven. Continue roasting until tender and golden brown in places, 12 to 15 minutes more. Carve chicken and serve, with vegetables and lemon wedges alongside.

WHOLE ROASTED TANDOORI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix spices and lemon juice.
• Add yoghurt.
• Color with coloring to make an intense red/purple color.
• Add oil.
• Skin the chicken and tie it up nicely.
• Make deep incisions all over the thighs and breasts.
• Put the chicken together with the marinade in a tight plastic bag and massage the marinade with your hands into the incisions.
• Keep refrigerated for at least 4 but preferably 12-24 hours, turning the bag now and then.
• Roast the chicken for 30 minutes in 200 deg C/400 deg F oven with grill, turning often and patting with any marinade left in the bag.
• Raise the temperature to maximum and roast for another 20 minutes. The chicken should be well browned and almost black burnt in color.
• Serve with lemon or lime wedges either as an appetizer on lettuce leaves or as a main course with rice. In either case, standard yoghurt serves as sauce.

WHOLE TANDOORI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Clean and dry the chicken, leave the skin on.
• In a blender or liquidizer, add in the chopped onion, ginger and garlic and grind to a fine paste.
• Pour the onion mixture into a bowl, and add in the rest of the ingredients - ground spices and salt, lemon juice, yoghurt, tomato puree and oil and give it all a thorough mix.
• I use the roasting tin that I cook the chicken in, to marinade the chicken as well!
• So, line a roasting tin with foil (makes washing up easier!), place the chicken in the roasting tin and pour the marinade onto the chicken and rub it in all over on the outside and the inside as well and cover the tin with another piece of foil.
• Refrigerate for at least 8 hours but preferably over-night.
• Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/350F/180°C.
• Remove the chicken from the fridge and let it stand at room temperature for at least 30-45 mins before cooking (on a warmer day, 30 mins will do).
• Place the chicken in the centre shelf of the oven for 1 hour, basting with the juices from the tin half way through.
• After 1 hour, take the foil off and return the chicken back to the oven for another 20 minutes basting every 10 minutes to nicely brown and crisp up the skin.
• Remove the chicken from the oven and cover with foil and leave it to rest for 20 minutes before serving.