My 12-year-old is my biggest fan. Bless my child. He loves my cooking, unless it’s a whole lot of veggies. Then I’m no longer such a good cook…haha! But he knows he has to eat his veggies and he loves fruit so that’s no problem. He said this Indian Spiced Chicken was so delicious. I made this chicken with some salad and it was all gobbled up. I had no time for fancy condiments. However, the chicken was so delicious and well spiced, it didn’t need much else. Try it for yourself if you don’t believe me. I know you all must be wondering where I’m at as I never post as much. I promise I do try but I don’t have enough time in the day and load shedding doesn’t help. This is exciting news. I have just registered an NPO called “The Sprinkles of Hope Foundation”. For me it’s always been a goal to help other women. Since sharing my story of abuse I get loads of messages from women sharing their stories with me. To be honest I don’t have any major plans for the NPO yet. I want to make a difference by little acts of kindness. “Sprinkles of Hope” seems so appropriate for the NPO. I always live by hope and I want the same for every woman that’s in a dark place. My hubby and my best friend is embarking on this journey with me. I am really excited about making a difference. For me Hope is the only thing that kept me going and alive during my dark days. I lived by Hope and I still do. I want to be able to give the hopeless, hope again. I want women to know that no matter how tough it seems now there is always hope. Some may say it’s easy for her to talk because she has everything going. No, I don’t and whatever I have today didn’t come easy. There were many moments in my life I wanted to give up too. But I believe in the power of positivity and I know you are what you believe. Trust me on this. Everything I believed would happen in my life has happened. Even when nobody believed in me, I believed in myself. No darkness is going to take away my light. I will always rise up again. You can rise again too. Just believe it enough. I want to sprinkle hope on every woman that’s stuggling so they can have the life I have today. A life filled with self-love, positivity and determination. We as women are stronger that we give ourselves credit for. I will share more about my NPO along the way so stay tuned. If you’re on social media you can join my page soon.
Let’s get to my Indian Spiced Chicken Recipe. I think you’re going to love it.
How to make the chicken
Easy, did I say that. Yes, this is easy too! You mix all the ingredients for the marinade, a little list of spices, together and rub it into the chicken. It is then baked and you have the most succulent and flavor-filled chicken. I always rub some marinade under the skin. It’s not nice when you have all the flavor on the skin and when you cut into the chicken it’s just bland. If you know me by now you should know I hate bland. For this you do need a few spices but I am sure you can find them all in your spice cupboard. You will need cumin, coriander, chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala, fennel, yogurt, salt, garlic, ginger and oil. The flavors of this roast chicken is heavenly. It smelled so delicious whilst roasting, I couldn’t wait to get it out the oven.
Roasting the chicken
I roasted the chicken at 200 degrees Celsius for 25 minutes, this way the skin gets nicely browned and crisp. The temperature is then reduced and cooked for a further 40 minutes. You will obviously adjust the cooking time according to the size of your chicken. If your chicken is slightly smaller or bigger I don’t think it’s going to make a huge difference. You will know your chicken is ready when you make a little slit and pull the leg away from the body. If the juices run clear then you know it’s cooked. There’s nothing worse and more scary that raw chicken so if it’s pink pop it into the oven for longer. I would rather have a slightly over done chicken than under cooked.
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