Roasted Chicken with Rosemary

Usually on Sundays, we sometimes do chicken roast. This recipe is very simple to assemble. I have personally liked rosemary herb for its unique smell and its addition, brings a nice twist to our mundane Sunday roast. I have also roasted some asparagus, potatoes, an onion and garlic as sides with it.

Now to the recipe

Roasted Chicken with Rosemary

Recipe requirements

1 medium size whole chicken

For the marination

2 tsp of red pepper powder

2 tsp of coriander powder

1 tsp of garam masala powder

3-4 stems rosemary

2 tbs of cooking oil

Salt as per taste

Method

• Wash the chicken well in lukewarm water.
• Now make the marinating powder
• Mix in coriander+red pepper +garam masala powder +salt as per taste.
• Now generously rub it all over the chicken and also to inside of chicken.
• Keep refrigerated for about 1-2 hrs for marination. This way chicken absorbs the flavour most and turns out tenderer.
• Preheat oven at 180 deg Celsius.
• Line a roasting tray with foil (if available) and then place the chicken over it.Arrange rosemary herb twigs nicely over it and also inside the chicken.
• Place in the second shelf of the oven.
• Bake it for 1 hr without skin and if the chicken has skin, then add in 4-5 mints more.
• Check for your make of oven and check about proper temperature for roasting. Half way through, take out chicken and bast/brush it with some oil.
• Roast chicken for about 1hr or till chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.

Happy Cooking Friends