Moroccan Style Roasted Chicken Recipe

Author: Cynthia Lee

Nutrition Information

Serves: 4

Calories: 286

Fat: 3.7 g
Carbohydrates: 27.9 g
Sodium: 2128 mg
Fiber: 6.3 g
Protein: 36 g
Cholesterol: 67 mg

Recipe type: Main

Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Prep time: 50 mins

Cook time: 20 mins

Total time: 1 hour 10 mins

Moroccan cuisine is ranked as one of the best cuisines in the world. Moroccan food is considered to be diverse because of Moroccan interaction with other ancient cultures of the world. Moroccan cuisine is a blend of African, Berber, European and Arab cuisines and it has great smell which can attract anyone and no one can resist it!

Ingredients

Lemons – 3
Salt – As per your taste
Cumin seeds – ½ cup
Onion – 1
Chicken – ½ kg
Lemon juice – 2 tablespoons
Garlic cloves – 4
Coriander – ½ bunch
Crushed black pepper – ½ teaspoon
White pepper powder – ½ teaspoon
Butter – 4 tablespoon
Oil – 1 ½ tablespoon
Paprika powder – 1 tablespoon
Salad leaves

Instructions

Take a blender and add onion, paprika powder, white pepper, black pepper, cumin seeds, lemon juice, butter, salt, garlic and coriander.
Now make a paste of all of the above mentioned ingredients using blender.
Cut the lemons in small slices and add them with chicken in a separate bowl.
Now start marinating the chicken with paste prepared in step 2.
Pre-heat the oven at 200 degree Celsius and put marinated chicken in oven with the paste poured on it. Now bake all this for approximately 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes remove the chicken from oven and garnish it with serves and salad and then serve.