Roasted butter chicken

Recipes / Meat

Roast chicken gets an Indian-style makeover in this tasty butter chicken recipe.

Recipe «Roasted butter chicken» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 1:30 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2kg Coles RSCPA Approved extra large whole chicken, 1/2 cup butter chicken marinade, 500g Greek-style yoghurt, 2 brown onions, cut into wedges, 1 Lebanese cucumber, seeded, finely chopped , 1 tsp ground cumin, 3 cups cooked basmati rice, 1/2 cup coriander sprigs, to serve , 1/4 cup flaked almonds, toasted, to serve, Steamed green beans, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 2kg Coles RSCPA Approved extra large whole chicken 
  • 1/2 cup butter chicken marinade 
  • 500g Greek-style yoghurt 
  • 2 brown onions, cut into wedges 
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, seeded, finely chopped 
  • 1 tsp ground cumin 
  • 3 cups cooked basmati rice 
  • 1/2 cup coriander sprigs, to serve 
  • 1/4 cup flaked almonds, toasted, to serve 
  • Steamed green beans, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180C. Grease and line a large baking dish.
  2. Using kitchen scissors, cut chicken into 4 pieces, discarding backbone. Combine marinade and 1/2 cup (140g) yoghurt in a large bowl. Add chicken and toss to coat. Place onion in prepared dish. Top with chicken. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour. Uncover and bake, basting every 10 mins with pan juices, for a further 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
  3. Meanwhile, combine remaining yoghurt, cucumber and cumin in a bowl. Season.
  4. Divide chicken, onion and rice among serving plates. Top with coriander and almonds. Serve with yoghurt raita and green beans.