lemon pepper roast chicken

This new year ,I had been with my mom and brother and spent some valuable time with them.For the dinner I made
a whole chicken roast stuffed with rice,seafood and chicken mince infused with Indian spices.The
accompaniment was stir fried broccoli,potatoes and peppers.The chicken was tender an juicy with flavors
from black pepper and mild tangy from the lemon and curd it was marinated with.A simple dish to cook but
delicious food.

Ingredients

• 1 kg chicken cleaned
• 2 tbsp black pepper powder
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 cup curd
• 3 tbsp garlic paste
• 1 tbsp ginger paste
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp chilly flakes
• 1/2 cup melted Butter

Stuffing

1 cup Basmati rice
2 cup chicken stock
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp turmeric
1 cup small prawns
2 boiled eggs
1 cup chopped onions

Preparing the stuffing

• Heat 1 tbsp of clarified butter in the pan
• Fry chopped onions
• Add ginger garlic paste and saute
• Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder and all spice
  powder
• Add prawns ,all spice powder and prawns and saute
• Pour 2 cups of stock and cook till the rice is tender.

Preparing the chicken

• Marinate the chicken with all the ingredients for 2 to 3  hrs
• Add stuffing into the cavity of the bird.
• Stitch the cavity with thread.
• Roast the chicken at 180 degrees for 1 to 1 and half  hrs.
• Brush with butter intermittently
• Serve with the stir fired vegetables and potatoes.

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Lemon pepper chicken roast

Roasted chicken stuffed with cooked rice and prawns filling

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword appetizer

Prep Time 2 hours

Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Total Time 3 hours 30 minutes

Servings 4 persons

Author indrani

Ingredients

Ingredients

• 1 kg chicken cleaned
• 2 tbsp black pepper powder
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 cup curd
• 3 tbsp garlic paste
• 1 tbsp ginger paste
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp chilly flakes
• 1/2 cup melted Butter

Stuffing

• 1 cup Basmati rice
• 2 cup chicken stock
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 cup small prawns
• 2 boiled eggs
• 1 cup chopped onions

Instructions

Preparing the stuffing

1. Heat 1 tbsp of clarified butter in the pan
2. Fry chopped onions
3. Add ginger garlic paste and saute
4. Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder and all spice powder
5. Add prawns ,all spice powder and prawns and saute
6. Pour 2 cups of stock and cook till the rice is tender.

Preparing the chicken

1. Marinate the chicken with all the ingredients for 2 to 3 hrs
2. Add stuffing into the cavity of the bird.
3. Stitch the cavity with thread.
4. Roast the chicken at 180 degrees for 1 to 1 and half hrs.
5. Brush with butter intermittently
6. Serve with the stir fired vegetables and potatoes.