Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30-40 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- 2-3 tbsp. Tamarind Tree Classic Tikka Tandoori Paste
- 1kg whole chicken
- 2 tbsp. oil
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp. yogurt
Process:
- Preheat the oven to 200˚c
- In a bowl add 2-3 tbsp. of Tamarind Tree Classic Tikka Tandoori Paste, oil and season with salt. Add yogurt and mix together.
- Butterfly a whole chicken by cutting along the backbone. Flatten the chicken.
- With a sharp knife, score gashes into the breasts and legs.
- Marinate the chicken in the spice mix over night if time permits or 20-30 minutes if time is limited.
- Place on a tray and roast in a preheated oven at 200˚c
- Roast chicken until flesh is meat and cooked.
- Sprinkle with coriander, Lemon juice and seasoning.
- Serve with fluffy basmati rice, naan or roti cucumber raita and poppadum’s.