Roast chicken / Maldivian style roast chicken by zesty.mv

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + coconut extract

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

curry powder

🥗Healthier: homemade spice blend

💰Cheaper: turmeric + cumin

Homemade blends can be more flavorful and cost-effective.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness and flavor.

whole chicken

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Skinless chicken reduces fat, while thighs are often cheaper.

In a blender add all the ingredients listed above except the whole chicken. Grind it to a smooth paste.

Wrap foil around your baking tray and lightly apply oil on the foil. Set it aside.

Preheat your oven to 250'C.

Remove the skin, backbone of the chicken and clean the chicken nicely. Put slits on the chicken; 2 on the legs and 3 on each side of the breast.

Thoroughly apply the grinded chilli paste mixture on both sides of the chicken and inside the slits. To enhance the flavour you can leave the marinated chicken for 30 - 45 minutes in the refrigerator.

Put the marinated chicken on the foiled oven tray.

On a preheated oven at 250'C bake the chicken for 45-60 minutes.

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