Baharat Chicken With Mandarins and Chickpeas

Name: Baharat Chicken With Mandarins and Chickpeas
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 Lime, zested and juiced; 2 Red Onions, thickly sliced; 570g Jar Chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 15g Parsley, finely chopped; 1 tbsp Honey; 150g Natural Yogurt; 298g Mandarins, in their own juice, drained and juice reserved; 440g Cooked White Rice; 1kg Chicken Drumsticks; 2 tbsp Baharat Spice Mix, or any fragrant Middle Eastern spice blend; 1 tbsp White Wine Vinegar; 4 Garlic Cloves, crushed

Poultry

4.0

20m prep time

70m total time

Easy level

13 ingredients

Baharat Chicken With Mandarins and Chickpeas recipe by Cherrypick

Nadiya Hussain's deliciously fragrant spiced chicken traybake is easy to cook all in one roasting tin. It's packed with vibrant savoury flavour and hints of sweetness. recipe.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine half of the olive oil with the baharat spice mix, garlic, lime zest and yoghurt, with plenty of seasoning. Mix in the chicken and toss well to coat. Set aside to marinate in the fridge if you have time (see tip).

Step 2

Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Mix the onions, drained mandarine segments (retain the juice for later) and chickpeas in a large roasting tin with the remaining oil. Season, then stir well to ensure everything is coated. Arrange the chicken drumsticks on top, spacing them out well and leaving behind any excess marinade. Roast for 45-50 mins, turning the chicken halfway through, until the chicken is cooked through and the top is starting to char in parts.

Step 3

Meanwhile, combine 60ml of the mandarin juice (if cooking for 4) with the lime juice, honey, vinegar half the parsley and a dash of olive oil. Season to taste, then drizzle over the traybake once cooked and stir well. Serve on top of the rice, with the juices from the tray drizzled over and a sprinkling of parsley.

Ingredients
Based on 4 servings

3 tbsp Olive Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 500ml
1 Lime, zested and juiced 1 x Sainsbury's Limes x1
2 Red Onions, thickly sliced 2 x Sainsbury's Red Onions Loose
570g Jar Chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 x Bold Bean Co Queen Chickpeas 570g
15g Parsley, finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30g
1 tbsp Honey 1 x Sainsbury's Runny Honey 340g
150g Natural Yogurt 1 x Sainsbury's Greek Style Natural Yogurt 200g
298g Mandarins, in their own juice, drained and juice reserved 1 x Sainsbury's Mandarin Segments in Fruit Juice 298g
440g Cooked White Rice 2 x Ben's Original Classic Long Grain Microwave Rice 220g
1kg Chicken Drumsticks 1 x Sainsbury's 1kg British Fresh Chicken Skin on Drumsticks
2 tbsp Baharat Spice Mix, or any fragrant Middle Eastern spice blend 1 x Al'Fez Middle Eastern Shawarma Spice Mix 25g
1 tbsp White Wine Vinegar 1 x Sainsbury's Wine Vinegar, White Wine 500ml
4 Garlic Cloves, crushed 1 x Sainsbury's Large Garlic