TANDOORI CHICKEN WITH ROASTED SWEET POTATO & MINT

Name: TANDOORI CHICKEN WITH ROASTED SWEET POTATO & MINT
Cuisine: Moroccan, Mediterranean, Southern, European, Greek, American, African
Ingredients: 8 free-range chicken thighs, or thighs and drumsticks; 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 ½ cm chunks 1 red onion, cut into eighths; 6 tablespoons natural yogurt; 1 tablespoon sunflower or olive oil; 1 large lemon, zest and juice; 5 cloves of garlic, grated; 5cm ginger, grated; 2 heaped teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 teaspoon mild chilli powder; 1½2 teaspoons sea salt flakes; Freshly ground black pepper; 4 heaped teaspoons smoked paprika; 2 teaspoons garam masala

5 steps

Updated at: Sun, 21 Apr 2024 09:58:44 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories773.9 kcal (39%)

Total Fat48.8 g (70%)

Carbs34.1 g (13%)

Sugars8 g (9%)

Protein47.7 g (95%)

Sodium889.6 mg (44%)

Fiber5.7 g (20%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

8chicken thighs

free-range, or thighs and drumsticks

2sweet potatoes

large, peeled and cut into 1 1/2 cm chunks

1red onion

cut into eighths

6 tablespoonsnatural yogurt

1 tablespoonsunflower oil

or olive

1lemon

large, zest and juice

5 clovesgarlic

grated

5 c mginger

grated

2 heaped teaspoonsground cumin

1 teaspoonground turmeric

1 teaspoonmild chilli powder

sea salt flakes

freshly ground black pepper

4 heaped teaspoonssmoked paprika

2 teaspoonsgaram masala

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180°C fan/200°C/gas 6.

Step 2

Tip the chicken, sweet potatoes and red onion into a roasting tin large enough to hold everything in one layer. Mix together the yogurt, oil, lemon zest and juice, garlic, ginger, cumin, turmeric, chilli powder, salt, pepper and 2 heaped teaspoons of smoked paprika, and spread this evenly over the chicken, sweet potatoes and red onion, mixing to get everything well coated.

Step 3

Scatter the chicken with the garam masala and another 2 teaspoons of smoked paprika, then transfer to the oven and roast for 1 hour.

Step 4

Meanwhile, mix the yogurt with your choice of thinly sliced cucumber, red onion, mango or just a generous handful of fresh mint, taste and season with salt as needed, and set aside.

Step 5

Let the chicken rest for 5-10 minutes before serving hot with the mint raita and chapattis or naan bread.