Name: Spiced yogurt spatchcock chicken
Prep time: 5 h 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1.8kg chicken spatchcocked; juice 1 lemon; 2 tsp mild chilli powder; 85g natural yogurt; 85g coconut cream; 3 garlic cloves crushed; 2.5cm/1in piece ginger peeled and grated; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 1 tsp each ground cumin ground coriander and garam masala; ½ tsp grated nutmeg; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tbsp olive oil; small bunch coriander; chapatis; cucumber raita; chutney

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Spiced yogurt spatchcock chicken

Spiced yogurt spatchcock chicken

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 15 mins - 5 hrs and 15 mins

Cook: 55 mins

plus at least 5 hrs chilling

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Spatchcocked chicken is ideal for the barbecue as it cooks quickly and evenly - marinate in yogurt, coconut and spices for extra kick

Gluten-free

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1.8kg chicken

spatchcocked
juice 1 lemon
2 tsp mild chilli powder
85g natural yogurt
85g coconut cream
3 garlic cloves

crushed
2.5cm/1in piece ginger

peeled and grated
1 tbsp tomato purée
1 tsp each ground cumin

ground coriander and garam masala
½ tsp grated nutmeg
1 tsp turmeric
1 tbsp olive oil

To serve

small bunch coriander
chapatis
cucumber

raita
chutney

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Nutrition: per serving (4)

kcal478
fat31g
saturates11g
carbs4g
sugars3g
fibre0g
protein49g
salt0.5g

Method

step 1

Pop the chicken in a large dish and slash the legs a few times with a sharp knife. Mix together the lemon juice, chilli powder and 1 tsp salt. Pour this over the chicken, turning so that it coats both sides. Cover with cling film and chill for 1 hr. Meanwhile, whizz the remaining ingredients (except the oil) and some black pepper in a blender until smooth.
step 2

Remove the chicken from the fridge and spoon over the spicy paste, making sure it covers both sides. Chill for at least 4 hrs, preferably overnight.
step 3

Light a lidded barbecue and let the flames die down. Once the coals have turned ashen, mound them up on one side. Drizzle the skin of the chicken with the oil and place, skin-side down, on the side of the barbecue with the coals underneath. Cover with the lid and cook for 15-20 mins until charred.
step 4

Flip the chicken over and move to the side with no coals underneath. Close the lid and cook for a further 20-25 mins until cooked through. Check that the juices run clear; if not, return to the barbecue for a further 10 mins, then check again. (To cook in the oven, heat to 200C/180C fan/gas 6, place on a wire rack over a tray and cook for 45-55 mins. To char the skin, grill for a further 5-10 mins if needed.)
step 5

Leave the chicken to rest for 20 mins, then scatter over the coriander and serve with chapatis warmed on the barbecue, raita and your favourite chutney.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2014

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