Masala Roast Chicken and Herby Potatoes

by Anisa Karolia

Indian-spiced roast chicken is juicy, delicious and perfect for family dinners. You can roast, grill or pan-fry the chicken as you prefer. Adjust the amount of chilli powder to your liking.

Method

Based on 2 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 190°C (gas mark 5). Cut a few deep slits into the chicken flesh, then place the pieces in a bowl with the oil, turmeric, chilli powder, half the ground black pepper, ground coriander, ground cumin, hot paprika, peri-peri seasoning, ginger paste, garlic paste, lemon juice and salt and mix really well to coat the chicken, rubbing the spices into the slits. Leave in the fridge for 1–2 hours to marinate.

Step 2

Line a roasting tin with foil and place the chicken in the tin. Drizzle with a little oil, cover with foil and cook in the oven for 30–40 minutes, removing the foil halfway through. The chicken will release juices as it cooks – when the juices run clear, the chicken is done.

Step 3

For the herby potatoes, boil the potatoes in a saucepan of water for 12–15 minutes, or until tender. Drain and return to the pan, then add the butter, fresh thyme, parsley, mint, remaining black pepper and salt and coat the potatoes in the buttery herb sauce.

  • Ingredients
  • Based on 2 servings
  • 0.5 tsp Ground Turmeric 1x Sainsbury's Turmeric 48g
  • 1 tbsp Hot Paprika 1x Sainsbury's Hot Paprika 44g
  • 1 tbsp Peri Peri Seasoning 1x Nando's Flavour Shaker Medium Peri Peri Seasoning 50g
  • 2 tsp Ground Black Pepper 1x Sainsbury's Ground Black Pepper 48g
  • 4 Thighs Or Drumsticks, can also use chicken breasts 1x Tariq Halal Skinless Chicken Drumsticks 1kg
  • 75ml Oil, plus extra for drizzling 1x Sainsbury's Vegetable Oil 1L
  • 1 tsp Chilli Powder 1x Sainsbury's Mild Chilli Powder 44g
  • 1 tbsp Ground Coriander 1x Sainsbury's Ground Coriander 36g
  • 1 tbsp Ground Cumin 1x Sainsbury's Ground Cumin 43g
  • 2 tbsp Garlic and Ginger Paste 1x KTC Minced Garlic & Ginger Paste 210g
  • 2 tsp Fresh Thyme Leaves 1x Sainsbury's Bunched Thyme 20g
  • 30g Butter 1x Sainsbury's British Butter, Salted 250g
  • 500g Small New Potatoes 1x Sainsbury's Mini Potatoes 750g
  • 2 tsp Mint, finely chopped 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Mint 30g
  • 2 tsp Parsley, finely chopped 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30g
  • 4 tbsp Lemon Juice 1x Sainsbury's Lemons
  • Maldon Salt, to taste 1x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
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