This Bengali Spiced Chicken is quick and easy to make and it will provide a wonderful dining experience. Moist and well-seasoned with just a little bit of spiciness it can be used as a part of a main meal or as an addition to salads or sides.
I was challenged by Tesco to try something different this Christmas. They want to inspire people to try out new flavours and cook a traditional Christmas dish from another country. I love trying new foods so the idea of a Festive Food Swap was perfect for me.
The recipe was provided by Mummy Be Beautiful as a Bengali seasonal recipe which can be used over the festive season.
Once my mystery recipe card arrived, together with a wonderful foods of the world hamper, it was time to go shopping and get cooking!
Ingredients:
- 500g chicken breast, which means around 3 chicken breasts
- 4tbsp olive oil
- 1tbsp brown sugar
- 1tbsp paprika
- 1tsp ground cumin
- 1/2tsp chilli powder
- 1/2tsp garlic powder
- 1/2tsp ginger powder
- 1/2tsp salt
- 1/2tsp black pepper
You will also need 1 large roasting bag.
Method:
In a bowl place all the herbs and spices and mix well.
Pop them into your roasting bag, then add the oil and squeeze the bag to mix, finally add the chicken breasts and again massage the spice mixture into the meat, giving it a good massage.
Place the roasting bag in the fridge and allow to marinate for at least one hour but longer is better (I left ours for 24h and the meat was wonderful).
Once you are ready to roast, preheat the oven to 180C fan and pop your roasting bag into a roasting pan and then into the middle of the oven. Cook for 1 hour. If you double or triple the recipe, you might have to increase cooking time slightly just to make sure everything is well cooked through.
I didn’t received any serving suggestions so I served it with boiled potatoes seasoned with my sun dried tomatoes, basil and garlic mixture, plain boiled carrots and a homemade beetroot side… the meal as a whole was wonderful!
I really enjoyed the taste of the chicken. I actually have some further plans for it in the near future, especially in connection with lunch salads 🙂
What do you think about a Festive Food Swap idea?
Would you be tempted to cook something unusual this Christmas?
Oh and something else…
Did you know that a Bengali Christmas is also known as bada din meaning the big day and their houses are decorated with balloons and paper chains?
I have bookmarked this recipe. I love chicken but I am always too lazy to season it, but this looks lovely and I will try it out.
The recipe looks great the spiced chicken must have been very aromatic.
Looks good will be trying it in the future.
Recipe looks amazing and it really does seem simple enough to make…this kind of swap sounds fun and a great way to enjoy new meals and to explore new cultures by connecting
Oh yum this sounds absolutely delicious -I have to admit to adoring spiced chicken so I must try this. x
Whilst the chicken sounds full of flavour, I can’t stop looking at those potatoes!! Carbs all the way!
haha
It is really surprising how a little bit of seasoning can transform simple boiled potatoes into something truly special
I hate reading food posts as they make me so hungry!! LOL. This looks absolutely delicious and if you brought me a plate round right now I’m sure I’d demolish the lot 🙂
Louise x
Thank you Louise 🙂
I’m always looking for other chicken recipes to try so I’ll certainly be trying this! x
Oh yes please! This looks so tasty. I love spicy food and chicken, so I would devour this!
We don’t eat chicken, but I think this spice would be really good on tofu too. Yum!
Looks lovely - I’m always looking for new chicken dishes and I think we already have most of the spices you used in our cupboard x
Oh my! This looks so good! I have pinned and we will definitely be having this at some point this week!
We eat a lot of chicken - this looks absolutely delicious. My mouth is watering! Kaz x
Now this does sound amazing and anything added to a chicken to make a change from just roasting it gets my vote x
I love Asian cuisine it is my favourite a well known fact and your recipe can be altered for veggies like me too. Just add quorn.
I love marinated meat and this looks like a really tasty recipe;-)
This recipe looks great, going to try it later.
Festive Food Swap is a cool idea! I think most people would consider our christmas dinner this year to be unusual as im doing Jamie Oliver’s vegan Christmas menu
ooo this sounds rather lovely; I would be up for a vegan meal
That looks amazing, I’m a massive fan of chicken so I’m definitely going to try out this recipe! xo
Oh wow this looks so yummy, I’m saving this recipe to try soon - I’m hungry now!
Oh that looks delicious I am going to try the recipe. lovely photos too k x