Chicken tikka traybake recipe
Although Anna Stanford's traybake takes a little longer than some other similar options, the actual prep time is very short, so it could be thrown in the oven and left while you turn your attention to something else. Serve with a side salad.
Tip: This recipe will work with any cut of chicken, even a whole bird – just adjust the cooking time accordingly (90 minutes for a 1.4kg whole chicken). Here I’ve used thighs as you can get the skin crispy without the meat drying out, but legs or drumsticks will work. If using skinless chicken breasts, roast the potatoes first for 20 minutes before adding the breasts so they don’t overcook.
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg chicken portions
- 500 g potatoes, peeled and cut into 5cm pieces
- 2 onions, roughly chopped
- 100 g fresh spinach (optional)
- 1 lemon, halved
- 1 handful fresh chopped coriander, to garnish
- 10 cm thumb of fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic, peeled
- 2 jarred roasted red peppers
- 1 fresh red chilli
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika
- 0.5 tsp salt
Details
- Cuisine: Indian-inspired
- Recipe Type: Traybake
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation Time: 5 mins
- Cooking Time: 45 mins
- Serves: 4
Step-by-step
- Line a large roasting tray with parchment paper. Blitz the paste ingredients together in a blender. Transfer the paste to your roasting tray and add the chicken, making sure it’s completely coated.
- Add the potatoes and onions to the chicken. At this stage the tray can go in the fridge, ready for later. Roast for 45 minutes in the oven at 200°C/180°C Fan/400°F/Gas 6.
- Stir though the spinach if using, squeeze in the lemon juice and finish with fresh coriander.
Recipe extracted from Anna's Family Kitchen: Navigating through Food, Faff & Family Life by Anna Stanford (Meze Publishing, £25). Photography by Simon Burt.
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